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Structure and Dynamics of Weakly Bound Molecular Complexes

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  1. Alfons Weber

    1. Molecular Spectroscopy Division, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, USA

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 212)

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Spectroscopy, Structure, Potentials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    13. Infrared Spectroscopy of Hydrogen-Bonded and Van Der Waals Complexes

      • James M. Lisy, Kirk D. Kolenbrander, Daniel W. Michael
      Pages 171-180

    17. Structure and Dynamics of Mercury Van Der Waals Complexes

      • W. H. Breckenridge, M. C. Duval, C. Jouvet, B. Soep
      Pages 213-229

    19. Spectra of Mixed Dimers

      • E. W. Schlag, H. L. Selzle, K. U. Boernsen
      Pages 251-261
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About this book

The study of weakly bound molecular complexes has in recent years brought this field of investigation to the forefront of physical and chemical research. The scope of the subject is wide and different terminology and nomenclature is current among the various subspecialties. Thus, the term "metal cluster" often connotes to the organic chemist a metal-organic compound, while the physicist will more likely think of groups of metal atoms held together by weak interatomic forces. Aggregates, clusters, complexes, van der Waals molecules, hydrogen-bonded molecules, etc. are terms currently in use, sometimes interchangeably while other times with well defined and mutually exclusive meanings. The subjects of this volume are the free, isolated vim der Waals and hydrogen-bonded molecules. Owing to the present state of experimental knowledge these are mostly dimers, i. e. , entities formed by two strongly bound molecules, an atom and a molecule, or two atoms held together by the weak hydrogen-bonding, or the still weaker van der Waals forces. Weakly bound complexes formed of more than two strongly bound sub-units, i. e. , trimers, tetramers, etc. , are now coming within reachof experimental observation and several papers in this book deal with them. The study of van der Waals and hydrogen-bonded interactions has been pursued for several decades. Most of these ,investigations have, however, dealt with systems in the condensed phase in which bulk effects are commingled with and therefore mask the weak binary interactions.
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`Certainly, this book is to be strongly recommended to everyone working in the field of melecular science, and in particular in the field of molecular interactions.'
Journal of Molecular Structure 244, May 1991
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Molecular Spectroscopy Division, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, USA

    Alfons Weber

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structure and Dynamics of Weakly Bound Molecular Complexes

  • Editors: Alfons Weber

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3969-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2584-4Due: 30 September 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8261-7Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3969-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 633

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Physical Chemistry

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