CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR GEOMETRY By R.J. Gillispie and P.A. Popelier

 

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry written by Gillespie 

and Popelier is a beautifully organized book in inorganic chemistry.

It discusses the Lewis structures of inorganic molecules, their 

geometries, quantum mechanical approach, and electron densities 

along with the theories of 

chemical bonding.

Molecules of the elements of period 2-6 have been discussed.

The book comprises of nine chapters

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.  The chemical bond: Classical concepts and theories

2.  Bond properties

3.  Some basic concepts of quantum mechanics

4.  Molecular geometry and the VSEPR model

5.  Ligand-ligand interactions and the ligand close-packing (LCP)        model

6.  The AIM theory and the analysis of the electron density

7.  The Laplacian of the electron density

8.  Molecules of the elements of period 2

9.  Molecules of the elements of periods 3-6

Read Disclaimer First