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A Comprehensive Analysis in Terms of Molecule-Intrinsic, Quasi-Atomic Orbitals. III. The Covalent Bonding Structure of Urea
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Aaron C. West, Iowa State University
  • Michael Schmidt, Iowa State University
  • Mark S. Gordon, Iowa State University
  • Klaus Ruedenberg, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
9-1-2015
DOI
10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03400
Abstract

The analysis of molecular electron density matrices in terms of quasi-atomic orbitals, which was developed in previous investigations, is quantitatively exemplified by a detailed application to the urea molecule. The analysis is found to identify strong and weak covalent bonding interactions as well as intramolecular charge transfers. It yields a qualitative as well as quantitative ab initio description of the bonding structure of this molecule, which raises questions regarding some traditional rationalizations.

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Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Journal of Physical Chemistry A 119 (2015): 10368, doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03400. Copyright 2015 American Chemical Society.

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American Chemical Society
Language
en
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Citation Information
Aaron C. West, Michael Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon and Klaus Ruedenberg. "A Comprehensive Analysis in Terms of Molecule-Intrinsic, Quasi-Atomic Orbitals. III. The Covalent Bonding Structure of Urea" Journal of Physical Chemistry A Vol. 119 Iss. 41 (2015) p. 10368 - 10375
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark_gordon/344/