Foreword

Preface

1. The Nature of the Chemical Bond Fifty Years Later: The Relative Electronegativity of Atoms Seen in Perspective

Linus Pauling and Zelek S. Herman, Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, Palo Alto, California

2. Isoelectronic Molecules

Henry A. Bent, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

3. Carbenes: A Study in Quantitative and Qualitative Theory

Joel F. Liebman, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland and Jack Simons, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

4. Theoretical Studies of Multiple Bonding to Silicon

Mark S. Gordon, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

5. Topological Relationships in Molecular Structures and Energetics

Robert Bruce King, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

6. Boranes and Heteroboranes

Thomas P. Fehlner and Catherine E. Housecroft, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

7. Structural-Electronic Relationships in the Solid State

Jeremy K. Burdett, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

8. A Detailed Derivation of the Schrödinger Equation

Lawrence J. Schaad and B. Andes Hess, Jr., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

9. Quantum Chemical Reaction Enthalpies

Janet E. Del Bene, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

Appendix: Basis Set and Method Notation

General Index