Unified Valence Bond Theory of Electronic Structure

Front Matter....Pages N2-VIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-5
The Formal and Conceptual Difficulties of MO Theory....Pages 6-23
Levels of VB and MO Theories....Pages 24-34
Qualitative Valence Bond Theory....Pages 35-47
Physical Interpretation of Diagonal Energy Matrix Elements....Pages 48-55
Physical Interpretation of the Interactions of CW’s:“Ionic” Versus “Covalent” Delocalization....Pages 56-62
Diagrammatic Matrix Elements....Pages 63-72
The VB Theory of Aromaticity....Pages 73-77
Heitler-London Theory of Stereoselection....Pages 78-97
The “Perfect” Form of Heitler-London Theory....Pages 98-103
Why HL Theory Cannot Qualify as a General Theory of Chemical Bonding....Pages 104-107
The Transition to “Orthogonal” VB Theory and Its Approximate Variants....Pages 108-110
The Physical Interpretation of VB Configuration Wavefunctions....Pages 111-115
Hückel Valence Bond Theory of Stereoselection....Pages 116-131
Neglect of Differential Overlap Valence Bond Theory of Stereoselection....Pages 132-139
The Electronic Basis of Stereoselection....Pages 140-142
Conclusion....Pages 143-148
Back Matter....Pages 149-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Introduction....Pages 167-174
MOVB Theory....Pages 175-195
The MOVB Approach to Ground State Stereochemistry....Pages 196-204
Back Matter....Pages 298-305
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Ground State Bond Diagrams....Pages 205-216
The Representation of Elementary Systems....Pages 217-222
The Basic Stereochemical Problems....Pages 223-230
Selection Rules for Chemical Bonding....Pages 231-248
The Concept of the Effective Energy Gap....Pages 249-251
The Representation of Polyelectronic Systems....Pages 252-261
Core and Ligand Group Orbitals....Pages 262-265
Applications....Pages 266-289
Compact MOVB Theory....Pages 290-295
Epilogue....Pages 296-297
Back Matter....Pages 298-305
Back Matter....Pages 306-308