Symmetry in Inorganic and Coordination Compounds

A Student's Guide to Understanding Electronic Structure

Symmetry in Inorganic and Coordination Compounds

A Student's Guide to Understanding Electronic Structure

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This book addresses the nature of the chemical bond in inorganic and coordination compounds. In particular, it explains how general symmetry rules can describe chemical bond of simple inorganic molecules. Since the complexity of studying even simple molecules requires approximate methods, this book introduces a quantum mechanical treatment taking into account the geometric peculiarities of the chemical compound. In the case of inorganic molecules, a convenient approximation comes from symmetry, which constrains both the electronic energies and the chemical bonds. The book also gives special emphasis on symmetry rules and compares the use of symmetry operators with that of Hamiltonian operators. Where possible, the reactivity of molecules is also rationalized in terms of these symmetry properties. As practical examples, electronic spectroscopy and magnetism give experimental confirmation of the predicted electronic energy levels.

Adapted from university lecture course notes, this book is the ideal companion for any inorganic chemistry course dealing with group theory.




<p>The electronic structure determination and its symmetry aspects
Symmetry orbitals for different di- and poly-atomic molecules
Perturbation theory
Magnetism
Use of symmetry properties to describe the electronic structure of coordination compounds and minerals.</p>
ISBN 978-3-030-62998-4
Artikelnummer 9783030629984
Medientyp Buch
Auflage 1st ed. 2021
Copyrightjahr 2022
Verlag Springer, Berlin
Umfang XVII, 185 Seiten
Abbildungen XVII, 185 p. 181 illus., 13 illus. in color.
Sprache Englisch