Electron attraction and chemical bonding

Toward an Exact One–Electron Picture of Chemical Bonding

Chemical Bonding

Compton Spectroscopy and Chemical Bonding

In this article we show with the help of two examples how Compton spectroscopy may be used to study the effect of chemical bonding in materials as diverse as a molecular crystal and a high temperature superconductor. Compton spectroscopy has a long history as an investigative method in condensed matter physics and in fact the realisation that the Compton profile is sensitive to the effects of c...

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

Figure 7.1 Nicknamed “buckyballs,” buckminsterfullerene molecules (C60) contain only carbon atoms. Here they are shown in a ball-and-stick model (left). These molecules have single and double carbon-carbon bonds arranged to form a geometric framework of hexagons and pentagons, similar to the pattern on a soccer ball (center). This unconventional molecular structure is named after architect R. B...

Introduction. The neurobiology of social recognition, attraction and bonding.