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Experimental Electron Densities and Chemical Bonding
Author(s) -
Coppens Philip
Publication year - 1977
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.197700321
Subject(s) - neutron diffraction , lone pair , chemical bond , diffraction , electron , crystallography , materials science , charge density , series (stratigraphy) , electron density , electron diffraction , chemical physics , chemistry , molecule , physics , nuclear physics , optics , crystal structure , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , paleontology , biology
Some recent results of charge density analysis by X‐ray and neutron diffraction are discussed. Problems that have been studied in a number of laboratories include the nature of single, double, and triple bonds, lone‐pair hybridization, bonding in some metals, alloys, and organometallic compounds, and the derivation of physical properties from X‐ray diffraction densities. At the present stage of development of methods studies of series of related compounds are feasible and expected to find widespread application.