Albright (chemistry, U. of Houston), Burdett, and Whangbo provide researchers and students in various chemistry fields a textbook on orbital interactions in organic, organometallic, inorganic, solid state, and materials chemistry. They consider why orbitals have a specific form and are energetically ordered in the way that they are and whether they are generated by a Hartree-Fock (H-F), density functional, or semiempirical technique, as well as what happens to the shape and energy of orbitals when the molecule distorts or undergoes a chemical reaction. They outline the models they use and review molecular orbital theory, then cover the organic main group areas and solids, inorganic-organometallic fields and cluster chemistry, chemistry on the surface, and magnetism in solids. Revised and updated with new discoveries and computational tools, this edition has two new chapters on surface science and magnetic properties, more examples of quantum calculations that focus on inorganic and organometallic chemistry, and new results from photoelectron spectroscopy. It also emphasizes trends across the Periodic Table or varying substituents and provides a fuller treatment of group theory. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This new edition of a bestselling reference on applied molecular orbital theory covers organic, organometallic, inorganic, and solid state chemistry, demonstrating how common orbital situations arise through the whole chemical spectrum. This latest edition features a new chapter on current concepts in solid state chemistry, examples of recent advances in the field, more detailed information on trends in the periodic table, expanded information on the mechanics of group theory, and a new chapter on metals. An essential reference for chemists in the areas of organic, inorganic, solid state, and computational chemistry.