Concepts in chemistry and quantum mechanics.
A quick literature link: there is a rant in one of the latest editions of Angewandte Chemie which is quite readable and educating:
Jansen and Wedig respond to a paper which talks about getting rid of oxidation states in favor of “quantum-mechanically funded” electric charges. But there is much more about the underlying problem: can you really create all those nifty tools we chemists use to make thinking about chemistry and molecules much more easy — from quantum mechanics, the mother of everything non-thinkable?
At least this polymer chemist found the article useful and stimulating. How about you?
Oh, here is the link:
- DOI (german) 10.1002/ange.200803605
- DOI (english) 10.1002/anie.200803605
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