Mathematical Methods in Coordination Chemistry: Topological and Graph-Theoretical Ideas in the Study of Metal Clusters and Polyhedral Isomerizations.
Abstract
An area of increasing importance during the past several decades has been coordination chemistry, namely the chemistry of compounds containing central metal atoms surrounded by donor ligands of various types. The development of new mathematical methods for understanding chemical structure, bonding, and reactivity with particular emphasis on approaches using the mathematical disciplines of topology, graph theory, and group theory is discussed. An overview of such work in the two areas of metal cluster bonding topology and polyhedral isomerizations is presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 05, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174361
Entities
People
- R. B. King
Organizations
- University of Georgia