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The mathematical representation of chemical bonds in molecules is discussed. The molecule is viewed as a system of weakly interacting chemical bonds. The intrabond problems and the averaged electrostatic interbond interactions are handled at the . zeroth order, while the small interbond delocalization and dispersion effects are taken into account on the basis of the perturbation theory. A speci...

The conformational preferences of the lignin guaiacyl structural unit were studied by several quantitative chemistry calculation methods using vanillin as a model compound. The potential energy surfaces of the vanillin molecule were scanned by the methods of HF and DFT to find the most stable conformation, as well as three local minimum conformations and six transient conformations. Bonds stren...

SUMEX is used for the calculation of various one-electron electromagnetic properties of iron containing compounds. The programs were formulated and written by David Steinberg, Michael Chadwick, and David Lo. David Lo was responsible for converting the programs for interactive use on the PDP system. Slight improvements were made by Robert Kirchner, and Sheldon Aronowitz is currently expanding th...

Quantum Mechanics has been the most spectacularly successful theory in the history of science. As is often mentioned the accuracy to which the gyromagnetic ratio of the electron can be calculated is a staggering nine decimal places. Quantum Mechanics has revolutionized the study of radiation and matter since its inception just over one hundred years ago. The impact of the theory has been felt i...

Is chemistry a science without a territory? I argue that "chemical bonding" has been a traditional chemical territory ever since the chemical community amalgamated in the seventeenth century, and even before. The modern charter of this territory is Gilbert Newton Lewis, who started the "electronic structure revolution in chemistry." As a tribute to Lewis, I describe here three of his key papers...