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TY - CHAP
T1 - Chemical bonding of lanthanides and actinides
AU - Kaltsoyannis, Nikolas
AU - Kerridge, Andrew
PY - 2014/5/30
Y1 - 2014/5/30
N2 - This chapter focuses on recent computational studies of the electronic structure and bonding in molecular compounds of the f elements, addressing key chemical concepts such as covalency, electron counting rules, and oxidation state. A brief overview is provided of the technical considerations particular to the f block, after which, several examples of studies employing density functional theory are discussed. These have been chosen specifically to illustrate the application to the f elements of several of the techniques introduced in Volume 1: energy decomposition analysis, the electron localization function (ELF), and the quantum theory of atoms in molecules. Focus then switches to three examples of the application of multi-configurational approaches: U2, the actinyls (AnO2+/2+), and the f block metallocenes (M(η8-C8H8)2). We draw the chapter to a close with some concluding remarks.
AB - This chapter focuses on recent computational studies of the electronic structure and bonding in molecular compounds of the f elements, addressing key chemical concepts such as covalency, electron counting rules, and oxidation state. A brief overview is provided of the technical considerations particular to the f block, after which, several examples of studies employing density functional theory are discussed. These have been chosen specifically to illustrate the application to the f elements of several of the techniques introduced in Volume 1: energy decomposition analysis, the electron localization function (ELF), and the quantum theory of atoms in molecules. Focus then switches to three examples of the application of multi-configurational approaches: U2, the actinyls (AnO2+/2+), and the f block metallocenes (M(η8-C8H8)2). We draw the chapter to a close with some concluding remarks.
U2 - 10.1002/9783527664658.ch11
DO - 10.1002/9783527664658.ch11
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783527333158
SP - 337
EP - 356
BT - The chemical bond
A2 - Frenking, Gernot
A2 - Shaik, Sason
PB - Wiley
CY - Weinheim, Germany
ER -