This book explores chemical bonds, their intrinsic energies, and the corresponding dissociation energies which are relevant in reactivity problems. It offers the first book on conceptual quantum chemistry, a key area for understanding chemical principles and predicting chemical properties. It presents NBO mathematical algorithms embedded in a well-tested and widely used computer program (currently, NBO 5.9). While encouraging a "look under the hood" (Appendix A), this book mainly enables students to gain proficiency in using the NBO program to re-express complex wavefunctions in terms of intuitive chemical concepts and orbital imagery.
- ISBN13 9781118229194
- Publish Date 15 June 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 336
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=1118229193