The chemical bond : chemical bonding across the periodic table /: chemical bonding across the periodic table. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gernot Frenking and Sason Shaik.
• Editors: Frenking, G (Gernot); Shaik, Sason S, 1943-
• Contents: The Chemical Bond; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Chemical Bonding of Main-Group Elements; 1.1 Introduction and Definitions; 1.2 The Lack of Radial Nodes of the 2p Shell Accounts for Most of the Peculiarities of the Chemistry of the 2p-Elements; 1.2.1 High Electronegativity and Small Size of the 2p-Elements; 1.2.1.1 Hybridization Defects; 1.2.2 The Inert-Pair Effect and its Dependence on Partial Charge of the Central Atom; 1.2.3 Stereo-Chemically Active versus Inactive Lone Pairs; 1.2.4 The Multiple-Bond Paradigm and the Question of Bond Strengths. 1.2.5 Influence of Hybridization Defects on Magnetic-Resonance Parameters1.3 The Role of the Outer d-Orbitals in Bonding; 1.4 Secondary Periodicities: Incomplete-Screening and Relativistic Effects; 1.5 ""Honorary d-Elements"": the Peculiarities of Structure and Bonding of the Heavy Group 2 Elements; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 Multiple Bonding of Heavy Main-Group Atoms; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Bonding Analysis of Diatomic Molecules E2 (E = N -- Bi); 2.3 Comparative Bonding Analysis of N2 and P2 with N4 and P4; 2.4 Bonding Analysis of the Tetrylynes HEEH (E = C -- Pb). 2.5 Explaining the Different Structures of the Tetrylynes HEEH (E = C -- Pb)2.6 Energy Decomposition Analysis of the Tetrylynes HEEH (E = C -- Pb); 2.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 3 The Role of Recoupled Pair Bonding in Hypervalent Molecules; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Multireference Wavefunction Treatment of Bonding; 3.3 Low-Lying States of SF and OF; 3.4 Low-Lying States of SF2 and OF2 (and Beyond); 3.4.1 SF2(X1A1); 3.4.2 SF2(a3B1); 3.4.3 SF2(b3A2); 3.4.4 OF2(X1A1); 3.4.5 Triplet states of OF2; 3.4.6 SF3 and SF4; 3.4.7 SF5 and SF6; 3.5 Comparison to Other Models. 3.5.1 Rundle-Pimentel 3c-4e Model3.5.2 Diabatic States Model; 3.5.3 Democracy Principle; 3.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4 Donor-Acceptor Complexes of Main-Group Elements; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Single-Center Complexes EL2; 4.2.1 Carbones CL2; 4.2.2 Isoelectronic Group 15 and Group 13 Homologues (N+)L2 and (BH)L2; 4.2.3 Donor-Acceptor Bonding in Heavier Tetrylenes ER2 and Tetrylones EL2 (E = Si -- Pb); 4.3 Two-Center Complexes E2L2; 4.3.1 Two-Center Group 14 Complexes Si2L2 -- Pb2L2 (L = NHC); 4.3.2 Two-Center Group 13 and Group 15 Complexes B2L2 and N2L2; 4.4 Summary and Conclusion. 5.9 Electronic Structure of Elemental Boron and Boron-Rich Metal Borides -- Application of Electron-Counting Rules.
• Publisher Details: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (568 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 541.224; Chemical bonds -- Mathematical models; Chemical bonds -- Congresses; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Chemical bonds; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527664658; 3527664653; 9783527664689; 3527664688; 3527333150; 9783527333158; 9783527664672; 3527664661; 9783527664665
• Related ISBNs: 352766467X; 9783527333158; 9783527664672; 9783527664665; 9783527664658
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 31, 2014).
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