THE SOLVENT EFFECT ON THE ELECTRONEGATIVITY AND HARDNESS OF BONDED ATOMS

Authors
LIPINSKI J KOMOROWSKI L
Citation
J. Lipinski et L. Komorowski, THE SOLVENT EFFECT ON THE ELECTRONEGATIVITY AND HARDNESS OF BONDED ATOMS, Chemical physics letters, 262(3-4), 1996, pp. 449-454
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
262
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
449 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1996)262:3-4<449:TSEOTE>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The role of solvent interactions in modifying the electronegativity (c hi) and hardness (eta) of bonded atoms has been studied. The simple vi rtual charge model of a homogeneous polar medium was chosen for the de scription of the solvent properties. Molecular chi and eta indices sho w minor dependences on the solvent polarity. The hardness of ions decr eases with increasing solvent polarity whereas the electronegativity i ndex decreases for cations and increases for anions.