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Theoretical Treatment of Large Molecules and Their Interactions

Part 4 Theoretical Models of Chemical Bonding

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Zvonimir B. Maksić

    1. Theoretical Chemistry Group, The “Rudjer Bošković” Institute, Zagreb, Croatia/Yugoslavia
      Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia/Yugoslavia

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 139)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Chemical Fragmentation Approach to the Quantum Chemical Description of Extended Systems

    • János G. ángyán, Gábor Náray-Szabó
    Pages 1-49

  3. Semiclassical Methods for Large Molecules of Biological Importance

    • Charles L. Brooks III
    Pages 51-64

  4. Electronic Excited States of Biomolecular Systems: Ab Initio FSGO-based Quantum Mechanical Methods with Applications to Photosynthetic and Related Systems

    • Gerald M. Maggiora, James D. Petke, Ralph E. Christoffersen
    Pages 65-102

  5. Classical Electrostatics in Molecular Interactions

    • Anthony J. Stone
    Pages 103-131

  6. Weak Interactions Between Molecules and Their Physical Interpretation

    • Valerio Magnasco, Roy McWeeny
    Pages 133-169

  7. Ab Initio Studies of Hydrogen Bonding

    • Steve Scheiner
    Pages 171-227

  8. The Extramolecular Electrostatic Potential. An Indicator of the Chemical Reactivity

    • Jacopo Tomasi, Rosanna Bonaccorsi, Roberto Cammi
    Pages 229-268

  9. Curve Crossing Diagrams as General Models for Chemical Reactivity and Structure

    • Sason S. Shaik, Philippe C. Hiberty
    Pages 269-322

  10. Orbital Interactions and Chemical Reactivity of Metal Particles and Metal Surfaces

    • R. A. van Santen, E. J. Baerends
    Pages 323-389

  11. Intermolecular Forces and the Properties of Molecular Solids

    • Ad van der Avoird
    Pages 391-433

  12. Theoretical Evaluation of Solvent Effects

    • O. Tapia
    Pages 435-458

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 459-460
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The French chemist Marcelin Berthelot put forward a classical and by now an often cited sentence revealing the quintessence of the chemical science: "La Chimie cree son objet". This is certainly true because the largest number of molecular compounds were and are continuously synthesized by chemists themselves. However, modern computational quantum chemistry has reached a state of maturity that one can safely say: "La Chimie Theorique cree son objet" as well. Indeed, modern theoretical chemistry is able today to provide reliable results on elusive systems such as short living species, reactive intermediates and molecules which will perhaps never be synthesized because of one or another type of instability. It is capable of yielding precious information on the nature of the transition states, reaction paths etc. Additionally, computational chemistry gives some details of the electronic and geometric structure of molecules which remain hidden in experimental examinations. Hence, it follows that powerful numerical techniques have substantially enlarged the domain of classical chemistry. On the other hand, interpretive quantum chemistry has provided a conceptual framework which enabled rationalization and understanding of the precise data offered either by experiment or theory. It is modelling which gives a penetrating insight into the chemical phenomena and provides order in raw experimental results which would otherwise represent just a large catalogue of unrelated facts.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Theoretical Chemistry Group, The “Rudjer Bošković” Institute, Zagreb, Croatia/Yugoslavia

    Zvonimir B. Maksić

  • Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia/Yugoslavia

    Zvonimir B. Maksić

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