Chemical interpretation of molecular electron density distributions
β Scribed by Julian Henn; Dirk Leusser; Dietmar Stalke
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0192-8651
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this study, the two small molecules HS(CH)(CH~2~), 1, and F(CH)~4~F, 2, are presented, which yield different chemical interpretations when one and the same density is interpreted either by means of Natural Bond Orbital and subsequent Natural Resonance Theory application or by the Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules. The first exhibits a Sο£ΏC bond in the orbital based approach, whereas the density based Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules detects no corresponding bond. In F(CH)~4~F a FΒ·Β·Β·F bond is detected in the density based approach, whereas in the orbital based approach no corresponding bond is found. Geometrical reasons for the presence of unexpected and the absence of expected bond critical points are discussed. Β© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2007
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Two kinds of electron densities for several small molecules (H(2), FH, CH(3)CH(3), CH(3)NH(2), CH(3)OH, and CH(3)F) have been generated for a wide range of bond distances. The first one, as the sum of the electron density of the isolated fragments, and the second one by optimizing the electron densi
## Abstract Stalke's dilemma, stating that different chemical interpretations are obtained when one and the same density is interpreted either by means of natural bond orbital (NBO) and subsequent natural resonance theory (NRT) application or by the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), is