Chapter 1. Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemistry

  1. Steven M. Bachrach

Published Online: 7 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470148136.ch1

Computational Organic Chemistry

Computational Organic Chemistry

How to Cite

Bachrach, S. M. (2006) Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemistry, in Computational Organic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470148136.ch1

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 DEC 2006
  2. Published Print: 29 JUN 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471713425

Online ISBN: 9780470148136

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Keywords:

  • quantum mechanics in organic chemistry;
  • variational principle;
  • electron correlation - post-Hartree–Fock methods

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Approximations to the Schrödinger Equation: The Hartree–Fock Method

  • Electron Correlation: Post-Hartree–Fock Methods

  • Density Functional Theory (DFT)

  • Geometry Optimization

  • Population Analysis

  • Computed Spectral Properties

  • References