ELECTRON PAIRING AND CHEMICAL-BONDS - ON THE ACCURACY OF THE ELECTRON-PAIR MODEL OF CHEMICAL-BOND

Authors
PONEC R UHLIK F
Citation
R. Ponec et F. Uhlik, ELECTRON PAIRING AND CHEMICAL-BONDS - ON THE ACCURACY OF THE ELECTRON-PAIR MODEL OF CHEMICAL-BOND, Journal of molecular structure. Theochem, 391(1-2), 1997, pp. 159-168
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Journal of molecular structure. Theochem → ACNP
ISSN journal
01661280
Volume
391
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
159 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0166-1280(1997)391:1-2<159:EPAC-O>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The accuracy of the Lewis electron pair model of the chemical bond is reinvestigated. It is shown that, contrary to previous pessimistic fin dings, the accuracy of this model is high enough to represent a good b asis for the understanding and interpretation of molecular structure, not only for molecules well described by a classical structural formul a with localised two-centre two-electron (2c-2e) bonds, but also for m olecules with more complex bonding patterns such as three- or multicen tre bonding.