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Quantification of "Fuzzy" Chemical Concepts: A Computational Perspective

Gonthier, Jérôme  
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Steinmann, Stephan  
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Wodrich, Matthew  
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2012
Chemical Society Reviews

Chemists recurrently utilize "fuzzy'' chemical concepts (e.g. atomic charges, the chemical bond, strain, aromaticity, branching, etc.), which lack unique quantitative assessments but, nonetheless, are frequently employed as tools for understanding the intricacies of chemical behaviour. This tutorial review provides an overview of the computational schemes specifically developed to quantify four of the most commonly employed, yet debated, chemical concepts: the chemical bond, atomic charges, (hyper)conjugation, and molecular strain. The enhanced knowledge gained from these schemes not only helps in the depiction of molecules with unique properties, but also provides breadth to our fundamental understanding of chemistry. Nevertheless, the numerous existing methodologies often result in different interpretations that culminate in discrepancies. Through recent examples in the literature, guidelines are provided which illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of various schemes for each individual concept.

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review article
DOI
10.1039/c2cs35037h
Web of Science ID

WOS:000305197100006

Author(s)
Gonthier, Jérôme  
Steinmann, Stephan  
Wodrich, Matthew  
Corminboeuf, Clemence  
Date Issued

2012

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Published in
Chemical Society Reviews
Volume

41

Start page

4671

End page

4687

Subjects

Chemical Concepts

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Chemical Bond

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Atomic Charge

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Molecular Strain

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Conjugation

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REVIEWED

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April 24, 2012
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/79582
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