TY - JOUR
T1 - The close ties between organometallic chemistry, surface science, and the solid state
AU - Hoffmann, Roald
AU - Wijeyesekera, Sunil D.
AU - Sung, Shen Shu
PY - 1986/1/1
Y1 - 1986/1/1
N2 - There can be no real divergence between the bonding in a discrete molecule and that in an extended two- or three-dimensional solid. Translational symmetry introduces some complications, a different language, but also some simplifications. The essential continuity of bonding descriptions between organometallic chemistry, surface science and the rich world of three-dimensional extended systems becomes evident when one uses the language of density of states and various partitions thereof. Examples drawn from bulk interstitial carbides and CO on surfaces will illustrate these ideas.
AB - There can be no real divergence between the bonding in a discrete molecule and that in an extended two- or three-dimensional solid. Translational symmetry introduces some complications, a different language, but also some simplifications. The essential continuity of bonding descriptions between organometallic chemistry, surface science and the rich world of three-dimensional extended systems becomes evident when one uses the language of density of states and various partitions thereof. Examples drawn from bulk interstitial carbides and CO on surfaces will illustrate these ideas.
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U2 - 10.1351/pac198658040481
DO - 10.1351/pac198658040481
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022047213
SN - 0033-4545
VL - 58
SP - 481
EP - 494
JO - Pure and Applied Chemistry
JF - Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS - 4
ER -