Identification and Characterization of Molecular Bonding Structures
by ab initio Quasi-Atomic Orbital Analyses
Posted on 2017-11-14 - 18:51
The quasi-atomic analysis of ab initio electronic wave functions in full valence spaces,
which was developed in preceding papers, yields oriented quasi-atomic
orbitals in terms of which the ab initio molecular
wave function and energy can be expressed. These oriented quasi-atomic
orbitals are the rigorous ab initio counterparts
to the conceptual bond forming atomic hybrid orbitals of qualitative
chemical reasoning. In the present work, the quasi-atomic orbitals
are identified as bonding orbitals, lone pair orbitals, radical orbitals,
vacant orbitals and orbitals with intermediate character. A program
determines the bonding characteristics of all quasi-atomic orbitals
in a molecule on the basis of their occupations, bond orders, kinetic
bond orders, hybridizations and local symmetries. These data are collected in a record and provide the information for a comprehensive
understanding of the synergism that generates the bonding structure
that holds the molecule together. Applications to a series of molecules
exhibit the complete bonding structures that are embedded in their ab initio wave functions. For the strong bonds in a molecule,
the quasi-atomic orbitals provide quantitative ab initio amplifications of the Lewis dot symbols. Beyond characterizing strong
bonds, the quasi-atomic analysis also yields an understanding of the
weak interactions, such as vicinal, hyperconjugative and radical
stabilizations, which can make substantial contributions to the molecular
bonding structure.
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West, Aaron C.; Duchimaza-Heredia, Juan J.; Gordon, Mark S.; Ruedenberg, Klaus (2017). Identification and Characterization of Molecular Bonding Structures
by ab initio Quasi-Atomic Orbital Analyses. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.7b07054
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Aaron C. West
JD
Juan J. Duchimaza-Heredia
MG
Mark S. Gordon
KR
Klaus Ruedenberg