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Modern Theoretical Views on the Chemical Bond
Author(s) -
Preuss H.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196506601
Subject(s) - chemical bond , bond , foundation (evidence) , basis (linear algebra) , simple (philosophy) , relation (database) , chemistry , computer science , epistemology , mathematics , organic chemistry , economics , philosophy , data mining , geometry , finance , archaeology , history
Starting from classical concepts, semi‐empirical approaches to an understanding of the chemical bond are critically discussed, particularly with respect to their limitations. Rules such as the additivity of the bond constants and the octet rule are reviewed in relation to new chemical compounds. It is shown that these rules are not sufficient to explain chemical bonding; this is also true of the simple concept of hybridization, the basis of which is discussed. Some generally valid statements regarding the chemical bond can be propounded on the bais of wave‐mechanical considerations. It is shown that the hybridization concept and a number of other rules are too primitive to provide generally valid information or a basis for predictions about the chemical bond, and even that they are partly based on false premises. A better foundation for an understanding of the chemical bond can only be laid with the aid of wave mechanics.