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