This second edition was updated to include some of the recent developments, such as “increased-valence” structures for 3-electron-3-centre bonding, benzene, electron conduction and reaction mechanisms, spiral chain O4 polymers and recoupled-pair bonding.
Richard D. Harcourt ; School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia. r.harcourt@unimelb.edu.au
From the Contents: Atomic Orbitals, Electron Spin, Linear Combinations.- Pauling ‘3-Electron Bonds’, 4-Electron 3-Centre Bonding, and the Need for an ‘Increased Valence’ Theory.- Wave-Functions and Valence-Bond Structures for 1-Electron Bonds, Electron-Pair Bonds, Pauling ‘3-Electron Bonds’ and ‘No Bonds’.- Valence-Bond Structures for Some Diatomic Molecules.
