On shapes, molecules and models: An insight into chemical methodology
Open Access
- 31 December 2010
- journal article
- Published by European Journal of Chemistry in European Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 1 (4), 276-281
- https://doi.org/10.5155/eurjchem.1.4.276-281.150
Abstract
Insight into chemistry conceptual foundations shows that a powerful, autonomous chemical methodology exists which is based on visualization and association of chemical "building blocks". Such methodology has been expanded by the use of incommensurable theories resulting from the interplay of quantum mechanics and heuristic chemical concepts, resulting in models of great utility as predictive tools in guiding the creation of new and useful substances. Understanding such historical development has real benefits to chemistry practitioners, be they researchers, analysts or chemical educators.Keywords
This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
- Chemistry from First PrinciplesPublished by Springer Science and Business Media LLC ,2008
- The Public Image of ChemistryPublished by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd ,2007
- Dumber students or dumber teaching? Education and the supply of future analytical chemistsThe Analyst, 2005
- Continuous chirality measures in transition metal chemistryChemical Society Reviews, 2005
- Chemical Reactivity as Described by Quantum Chemical MethodsInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2002
- Continuous symmetry measuresJournal of the American Chemical Society, 1992
- Representation in ChemistryAngewandte Chemie, 1991
- Electron Deficient CompoundsThe Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1957
- Electronic Structures of Polyatomic Molecules and Valence. II. General ConsiderationsPhysical Review B, 1932
- Quantum mechanics of many-electron systemsProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character, 1929