In:
The Journal of Chemical Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 46, No. 3 ( 1967-02-01), p. 1029-1037
Abstract:
Ab initio MO SCF wavefunctions and one-electron energies are compared with extended-Hückel-theory values for the polyatomic molecules BeH2, BH2+, BH2−, NH2+, H2O, BeH3−, BH3, CH3+, Li2O, F2O, LiOH, and FOH. A remarkable similarity in the nodal structure, order of the energy levels, prediction of molecular shape, and changes in hybridization and ionization potential with angle is observed. The origin of this correspondence for molecular shape is found to be a general theorem relating changes in the sum of one-electron energies to the total energy and implying a low information content to the angular dependence of molecular energetics. Analysis of the Hückel molecular orbitals also shows that quantitative evaluation of many other chemically interesting quantities is not to be expected. These investigations help give a quantum-mechanical underpinning to extended Hückel theory, elucidate its a priori capabilities, and lead to proposals for realizing more quantitative predictions from this model.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9606
,
1089-7690
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1967
detail.hit.zdb_id:
3113-6
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1473050-9
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