Chemist's Guide to Valence Bond Theory, Hardcover by Shaik, Sason S.; Hiberty, Philippe C., ISBN 0470037350, ISBN-13 9780470037355, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Shaik (computational quantum chemistry, Hebrew U., Jerusalem) and Hiberty (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) present a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, suitable also as a reference text for computational chemists, chemical physicists, and research chemists in organic and organometallic/inorganic chemistry concerned with reactivity and molecular structure. The authors provide a qualitative insight of valence bond (VB) theory and ways to apply the theory to the problems of bonding and reactivity in the ground and excited states of molecules. In addition, the text describes the main methods and programs available today for ab initio VB calculations, and how to plan and run VB calculations. The text requires a basic knowledge of quantum chemistry. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()