Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemists

Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemists is based on the author's first-year graduate course on quantum mechanics for Organic Chemistry majors. The book not only makes a gradual transition from elementary to advanced, but also tries an approach that allows students to have a more intuitive learning. The book covers concepts in quantum physics and topics such as the LCAO-MO Huckel Approach; group theory; and extensions, modifications, and applications of the Huckel approach. Also included in the book are the areas of three-dimensional treatments; polyelectron wave functions; the Slater determinant; and Pople's SCF equations. The text is recommended for graduate students of organic chemistry who would like to know more about the applications of quantum mechanics in their field. Quantum physicists who are interested in the field of organic chemistry would also find the book appealing. Content: Front Matter , Page ii Copyright , Page iii Dedication , Page iv PREFACE , Pages ix-x Chapter 1 - DELINEATION OF THE METHODS AND RESULTS OF THE LCAO-MO HÜCKEL APPROACH , Pages 1-43 Chapter 2 - INTRODUCTION TO SOME CONCEPTS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS AND THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE LCAO-MO METHOD , Pages 44-58 Chapter 3 - THE USE OF MOLECULAR SYMMETRY FOR SIMPLIFICATION OF SECULAR DETERMINANTS; INTRODUCTION TO GROUP THEORY , Pages 59-124 Chapter 4 - EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS OF THE HÜCKEL APPROACH , Pages 125-160 Chapter 5 - MORE ADVANCED METHODS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TREATMENTS AND POLYELECTRON WAVEFUNCTIONS , Pages 161-196 ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS , Pages 197-208 INDEX , Pages 209-215 1) Delineation Of The Methods And Results Of The Lcao-mo Huckel Approach; 2) Introduction To Some Concepts Of Quantum Mechanics And The Theoretical Basis Of The Lcao-mo Method; 3) The Use Of Molecular Symmetry For Simplification Of Secular Determinants; Introduction To Group Theory; 4) Extensions, Modifications, And Applications Of The Huckel Approach; 5) More Advanced Methods; Three-dimensional Treatments And Polyelectron Wavefunctions. Howard E. Zimmerman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.