Chemische bindung anschaulich: Die elektronen-lokalisierungs-funktion

Thomas F. Fässler, Andreas Savin

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Abstract

The Electron Localization Function (ELF) describes chemical bonding through localized pairs of electrons and gives a quantum mechanical basis to the representation of the chemical bond as a line. Computer graphics produce illustrative and intuitive pictures of the shell structure of atoms, ionic, covalent, and coordinative bonds, or multiple bonds and lone pairs of electrons. Resonance formulas, delocalized bonds, and the space occupied by electron pairs can be visualized in the same manner.

Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)110-120
Number of pages11
JournalChemie in Unserer Zeit
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1997
Externally publishedYes

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