DOI: 10.1039/B1RP90011K
(Paper)
Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2001, 2, 91-104
NATURAL BOND ORBITALS AND EXTENSIONS OF LOCALIZED BONDING CONCEPTS
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Frank WEINHOLD* and
Clark R. LANDIS
University of Wisconsin, Theoretical Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, USA
Received
5th April 2001
Abstract
We provide a brief overview of “natural” localized bonding concepts, as implemented in the current natural bond orbital program (NBO 5.0), and describe recent extensions of these concepts to transition metal bonding. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. Eur.: 2001, 2, 91-104]