Diatomic interaction energies in the topological theory of atoms in molecules

Anibal Sierraalta, Gernot Frenking

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Abstract

A partitioning of the ab initio total energy into one-center and two-center terms is proposed. The partitioning scheme is developed using the auxiliary function L̃(2, 1; 1, 2) = γ(2, 1)γ(1, 2) and the topological theory of atoms in molecules. It is shown that this scheme can be used at theoretical levels beyond Hartree-Fock. The numerical results indicate that the two-center terms follow the experimental trend of the dissociation energies for a series of related compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalTheoretical Chemistry Accounts
Volume95
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Binding energy
  • Charge density
  • Electron density
  • Interaction energy
  • Topological theory

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