Chemical Applications of Group Theory

F. ALBERT COTTON, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.

PRINCIPLES.

Definitions and Theorems of Group Theory.

Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry Groups.

Representations of Groups.

Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics.

Symmetry-Adapted Linear Combinations.

APPLICATIONS.

Molecular Orbital Theory and Its Applications in Organic Chemistry.

Molecular Orbital Theory for Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds.

Ligand Field Theory.

Molecular Vibrations.

Crystallographic Symmetry.

Appendices.

Index.