1970/01/01 by Jeremy K. Burdett · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Chemistry · #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/05704927008081695
openalex publication_date 1970/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This review examines the practical utility of partitioning vibrational potential parameters into two parts, one “classical” and the other due to the influence of the relaxation of the molecular electronic charge distribution on the vibrational potential surface. The signs and magnitudes of the latter terms, most readily approachable by perturbation theory, give valuable insight into the mechanisms determining vibrational potential parameters. Applications of the results have far reaching consequences) illuminating many aspects of the theories of bonding, molecular structure, and chemical kinetics.