Nature of chemical interactions from the profiles of electron delocalization indices

Marco García-Revilla, Paul L A Popelier, Evelio Francisco, Ángel Martín Pendás

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    Abstract

    We analyze the behavior of the profiles of delocalization indices (DIs) between relevant pairs of atoms along reaction coordinates for a set of model chemical processes. A relationship between the topology of the DI and the nature of the underlying chemical change is reported. As shown, exponential shapes correspond to the traditional category of repulsive/nonbonded interactions, while sigmoidal profiles signal the formation/breaking of chemical links. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1704-1711
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Chemical Theory and Computation
    Volume7
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Jun 2011

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