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Unicorns in the world of chemical bonding models
Author(s) -
Frenking Gernot,
Krapp Andreas
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.20543
Subject(s) - chemical bond , phenomenon , quantum chemical , quantum chemistry , boundary (topology) , chemistry , computational chemistry , computer science , chemical physics , epistemology , molecule , mathematics , philosophy , organic chemistry , supramolecular chemistry , mathematical analysis
The appearance and the significance of heuristically developed bonding models are compared with the phenomenon of unicorns in mythical saga. It is argued that classical bonding models played an essential role for the development of the chemical science providing the language which is spoken in the territory of chemistry. The advent and the further development of quantum chemistry demands some restrictions and boundary conditions for classical chemical bonding models, which will continue to be integral parts of chemistry. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 2007