Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths

Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths PDF Author: Kenichi Fukui
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9812795847
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 563

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Book Description
A collection of selected papers on the Frontier Orbital Theory, with introductory notes. It provides the basic concept and formulation of the theory, and the physical and chemical significance of the frontier orbital interactions in chemistry, together with many practical applications. The formulation of the Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate and applications to some simple systems are also presented. The aim of this volume is to show by what forces chemical reactions are driven and to demonstrate how the regio- and stereo-selectivities are determined in chemical reactions. Students and senior investigators will gain insight into the nature of chemical reactions and find out how quantum chemical calculations are connected with chemical intuition.