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Science Inorganic

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

From Lewis to Electron Densities

by (author) Ronald J. Gillespie & Paul L.A. Popelier

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2001
Category
Inorganic
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195306101
    Publish Date
    Aug 2007
    List Price
    $65.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195104967
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $204.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195104950
    Publish Date
    Mar 2001
    List Price
    $269.99

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Ideal for undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in chemical bonding, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry: From Lewis to Electron Densities can also be used in inorganic chemistry courses. Authored by Ronald Gillespie, a world-class chemist and expert on chemical bonding, and Paul Popelier of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, this text provides students with a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the principal models and theories of chemical bonding and geometry. It also serves as a useful resource and an up-to-date introduction to modern developments in the field for instructors teaching chemical bonding at any level. Features: * Shows students how the concept of the chemical bond has developed from its earliest days, through Lewis's brilliant concept of the electron pair bond and up to the present day * Presents a novel, non-traditional approach that emphasizes the importance of the Pauli principle as a basis for understanding bonding * Begins with the fundamental classical concepts and proceeds through orbital models to recent ideas based on the analysis of electron densities, which help to clarify and emphasize many of the limitations of earlier models * Provides a thorough and up-to-date treatment of the well-known valence-shell electron pair (VSEPR) model (which was first formulated and developed by author Ronald Gillespie) and the more recent ligand close-packing (LCP) model * Presents a unique pictorial and nonmathematical discussion of the analysis of electron density distributions using the atoms in molecules (AIM) theory * Emphasizes the relationships between these various models, giving examples of their uses, limitations, and comparative advantages and disadvantages

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Contributor Notes

Ronald J. Gillespie is at McMaster University (Emeritus). Paul L.A. Popelier is at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

Editorial Reviews

"This textbook introduces the models and theories of chemical bonding and geometry as applied to the molecules of the main group elements. Emphasis is placed on the valence shell electron pair and ligand close packing models and the analysis of electron density distributions by the atoms in molecules theory."--SciTech Book News