ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Parametrized computational procedures and simplified physical models of molecular reality are often related to one another but are by no means the same thing. With special reference to work by Koutecky and by Cizek, Paldus et al., it is shown here that the PPP model rests on a simple but physically sound electrostatic picture of a molecular π system, and its intrinsic difference from an independent particle model is emphasized. As an illustration of the heuristic power which makes physical models powerful tools of theoretical research, ground state charge transfer GSCT, in situ molecular electronegativity, and the principle of electronegativity equalization are derived within the PPP-CI scheme, no use being made of molecular orbitals, and the assumptions on which the CT theory rests are made explicit.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560370418
