Wai-Kee Li, Gong-Du Zhou, and Thomas Mak
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780199216949
- eISBN:
- 9780191711992
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216949.001.0001
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography
This text is an updated English version of a class-tested textbook originally published in Chinese in 2006. Its contents are based on the lecture notes of several courses taught by the authors at The ...
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This text is an updated English version of a class-tested textbook originally published in Chinese in 2006. Its contents are based on the lecture notes of several courses taught by the authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Peking University. These courses include Chemical Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Group Theory, and Chemical Crystallography. This book consists of three parts. Part I reviews the basic theories of chemical bonding, with chapters on elementary quantum theory, atomic structure, bonding in molecules, bonding in solids, and computational chemistry. Part II introduces point groups and space groups, and their applications to the study of discrete molecules and crystals. A large number of worked examples are provided in order to illustrate the usefulness and elegance of the symmetry concept. Part III constitutes about half of the book and it gives a succinct description of the structural chemistry of the elements in the Periodic Table. The main-group elements are covered in seven chapters and three other chapters deal with the rare-earth elements, transition-metal clusters and supramolecular systems. The selected systems, many of them from recent literature, are used to elucidate various aspects of structure and bonding presented in Parts I and II, and to expound the current research trends in structural inorganic chemistryLess
This text is an updated English version of a class-tested textbook originally published in Chinese in 2006. Its contents are based on the lecture notes of several courses taught by the authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Peking University. These courses include Chemical Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Group Theory, and Chemical Crystallography. This book consists of three parts. Part I reviews the basic theories of chemical bonding, with chapters on elementary quantum theory, atomic structure, bonding in molecules, bonding in solids, and computational chemistry. Part II introduces point groups and space groups, and their applications to the study of discrete molecules and crystals. A large number of worked examples are provided in order to illustrate the usefulness and elegance of the symmetry concept. Part III constitutes about half of the book and it gives a succinct description of the structural chemistry of the elements in the Periodic Table. The main-group elements are covered in seven chapters and three other chapters deal with the rare-earth elements, transition-metal clusters and supramolecular systems. The selected systems, many of them from recent literature, are used to elucidate various aspects of structure and bonding presented in Parts I and II, and to expound the current research trends in structural inorganic chemistry
Ulrich Müller
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- December 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199669950
- eISBN:
- 9780191775086
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199669950.003.0006
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
The molecular symmetry is called the point group of the molecule. A point group can be represented by a set of matrices W. The point group of a crystal is the symmetry group of the bundle of normals ...
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The molecular symmetry is called the point group of the molecule. A point group can be represented by a set of matrices W. The point group of a crystal is the symmetry group of the bundle of normals on the crystal faces. The set of all translations of a crystal is its translation group. The point group types of crystals are the 32 crystal classes. The point group types of the crystal lattices are the 7 crystal systems. Two space groups belong to one out of 219 affine space group types if their sets W,w coincide, and they belong to one out of 230 space group types if their sets W,w coincide referred to a right-handed coordinate system. Space groups are designated by short Hermann-Mauguin symbols like Cmcm, P63/mcm, or F4132 or by full Hermann-Mauguin symbols like C2/m2/c21 /m or P63/m2/m2/c. The letter in the first position represents the lattice type (centring). The following symmetry symbols specify the kinds of symmetry operations in three symmetry directions. The direction follows from the position in the symbol. Detailed information for every space-group type is listed in International Tables for Crystallography.A general position in a space group is a position with the site symmetry 1, a special position has a higher site symmetry. A space group is the symmetry of a specific crystal structure, including its specific lattice. A space group type has arbitrary lattice parameters; it is one out of 230 possible ways to combine symmetry operations in space.Less
The molecular symmetry is called the point group of the molecule. A point group can be represented by a set of matrices W. The point group of a crystal is the symmetry group of the bundle of normals on the crystal faces. The set of all translations of a crystal is its translation group. The point group types of crystals are the 32 crystal classes. The point group types of the crystal lattices are the 7 crystal systems. Two space groups belong to one out of 219 affine space group types if their sets W,w coincide, and they belong to one out of 230 space group types if their sets W,w coincide referred to a right-handed coordinate system. Space groups are designated by short Hermann-Mauguin symbols like Cmcm, P63/mcm, or F4132 or by full Hermann-Mauguin symbols like C2/m2/c21 /m or P63/m2/m2/c. The letter in the first position represents the lattice type (centring). The following symmetry symbols specify the kinds of symmetry operations in three symmetry directions. The direction follows from the position in the symbol. Detailed information for every space-group type is listed in International Tables for Crystallography.A general position in a space group is a position with the site symmetry 1, a special position has a higher site symmetry. A space group is the symmetry of a specific crystal structure, including its specific lattice. A space group type has arbitrary lattice parameters; it is one out of 230 possible ways to combine symmetry operations in space.
Wai-Kee Li, Yu-San Cheung, Kendrew Kin Wah Mak, and Thomas Chung Wai Mak
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- December 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199658497
- eISBN:
- 9780191775055
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658497.001.0001
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
This book consists of over 300 problems (and their solutions) in structural inorganic chemistry. The topics covered are: atomic and molecular electronic states, atomic orbitals, hybrid orbitals, ...
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This book consists of over 300 problems (and their solutions) in structural inorganic chemistry. The topics covered are: atomic and molecular electronic states, atomic orbitals, hybrid orbitals, molecular symmetry, molecular geometry and bonding, crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory, vibrational spectroscopy, and crystal structure. The central theme running through these topics is symmetry, molecular or crystalline. The problems collected in this volume originate in examination papers and take-home assignments that have been part of the teaching of the book's two senior authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong over the past four decades.Less
This book consists of over 300 problems (and their solutions) in structural inorganic chemistry. The topics covered are: atomic and molecular electronic states, atomic orbitals, hybrid orbitals, molecular symmetry, molecular geometry and bonding, crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory, vibrational spectroscopy, and crystal structure. The central theme running through these topics is symmetry, molecular or crystalline. The problems collected in this volume originate in examination papers and take-home assignments that have been part of the teaching of the book's two senior authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong over the past four decades.
Wai-Kee Li, Yu-San Cheung, Kendrew Kin Wah Mak, and Thomas Chung Wai Mak
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- December 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199658497
- eISBN:
- 9780191775055
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658497.003.0004
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
This chapter presents twenty-two problems covering the subject of molecular symmetry, along with the corresponding solutions.
This chapter presents twenty-two problems covering the subject of molecular symmetry, along with the corresponding solutions.
Wai-Kee Li, Hung Kay Lee, Dennis Kee Pui Ng, Yu-San Cheung, Kendrew Kin Wah Mak, and Thomas Chung Wai Mak
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198823902
- eISBN:
- 9780191862724
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198823902.001.0001
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
The First Edition of this book, which appeared in 2013, serves as a problem text for Part I (Fundamentals of Chemical Bonding) and Part II (Symmetry in Chemistry) of the book Advanced Structural ...
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The First Edition of this book, which appeared in 2013, serves as a problem text for Part I (Fundamentals of Chemical Bonding) and Part II (Symmetry in Chemistry) of the book Advanced Structural Inorganic Chemistry published by Oxford University Press in 2008. A Chinese edition was published by Peking University Press in August in the same year. Since then the authors have received much feedback from users and reviewers, which prompted them to prepare a Second Edition for students ranging from freshmen to senior undergraduates who aspire to attend graduate school after finishing their first degree in Chemistry. Four new chapters are added to this expanded Second Edition, which now contains over 400 problems and their solutions. The topics covered in 13 chapters follow the sequence: electronic states and configurations of atoms and molecules, introductory quantum chemistry, atomic orbitals, hybrid orbitals, molecular symmetry, molecular geometry and bonding, crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory, vibrational spectroscopy, crystal structure, transition metal chemistry, metal clusters: bonding and reactivity, and bioinorganic chemistry. The problems collected in this volume originate from examination papers and take-home assignments that have been part of the teaching program conducted by senior authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong over nearly a half-century. Whenever appropriate, source references in the chemical literature are given for readers who wish to delve deeper into the subject. Eight Appendices and a Bibliography listing 157 reference books are provided to students and teachers who wish to look up comprehensive presentations of specific topics.Less
The First Edition of this book, which appeared in 2013, serves as a problem text for Part I (Fundamentals of Chemical Bonding) and Part II (Symmetry in Chemistry) of the book Advanced Structural Inorganic Chemistry published by Oxford University Press in 2008. A Chinese edition was published by Peking University Press in August in the same year. Since then the authors have received much feedback from users and reviewers, which prompted them to prepare a Second Edition for students ranging from freshmen to senior undergraduates who aspire to attend graduate school after finishing their first degree in Chemistry. Four new chapters are added to this expanded Second Edition, which now contains over 400 problems and their solutions. The topics covered in 13 chapters follow the sequence: electronic states and configurations of atoms and molecules, introductory quantum chemistry, atomic orbitals, hybrid orbitals, molecular symmetry, molecular geometry and bonding, crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory, vibrational spectroscopy, crystal structure, transition metal chemistry, metal clusters: bonding and reactivity, and bioinorganic chemistry. The problems collected in this volume originate from examination papers and take-home assignments that have been part of the teaching program conducted by senior authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong over nearly a half-century. Whenever appropriate, source references in the chemical literature are given for readers who wish to delve deeper into the subject. Eight Appendices and a Bibliography listing 157 reference books are provided to students and teachers who wish to look up comprehensive presentations of specific topics.
Mark Ladd
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199670888
- eISBN:
- 9780191781124
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199670888.003.0009
- Subject:
- Physics, Crystallography
This short chapter introduces and explains the operation of the computer programs specially devised to assist in the study of the text and the solving of the problems. It covers the derivations of ...
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This short chapter introduces and explains the operation of the computer programs specially devised to assist in the study of the text and the solving of the problems. It covers the derivations of point groups, recognition of point groups (interactive), internal and Cartesian coordinates, molecular geometry, best plane fit, reduction of a representation in point group D6h, unit cell reduction, matrix operations, and zone symbols/Miller indices. The programs can be accessed online according to the publisher’s instructionsLess
This short chapter introduces and explains the operation of the computer programs specially devised to assist in the study of the text and the solving of the problems. It covers the derivations of point groups, recognition of point groups (interactive), internal and Cartesian coordinates, molecular geometry, best plane fit, reduction of a representation in point group D6h, unit cell reduction, matrix operations, and zone symbols/Miller indices. The programs can be accessed online according to the publisher’s instructions
