Valence electron models

In the TT-electron theories, each first-row atom contributes a single basis function. For the all valence electron models there is now an additional complication in at some of the basis functions could be on the same atomic centre. So how should we treat integrals involving basis functions all on the same atomic centre such as... 

Direct attacks, either all-electron or 22 valence-electron model-potential approaches, have clearly pointed out the need for extended basis sets, an extensive treatment of d-electron correlation and the inclusion of relativistic corrections if one aspires to high accuracy. Since there are so many papers on Cu2 and since many of them, of course, arrive at similar conclusions, I will be content with a brief review of five of the ab initio papers which I believe present the essential features. 

The PPP method has been extensively used in quantum chemistry to study the electronic structure of planar 7c-electron systems some years ago, when more sophisticated semiempirical all-valence electron models or abinitio methods were not available. Recently, the PPP model received considerable attention in solid state physics (see, e.g. Soos Ramasesha 1984 Ramasesha Soos 1984a, b), where, due to the size of the systems ulider study, it represents perhaps the most advanced general computational method taking into account electron-electron interaction explicitly. ... 

The first reliable energy band theories were based on a powerfiil approximation, call the pseudopotential approximation. Within this approximation, the all-electron potential corresponding to interaction of a valence electron with the iimer, core electrons and the nucleus is replaced by a pseudopotential. The pseudopotential reproduces only the properties of the outer electrons. There are rigorous theorems such as the Phillips-Kleinman cancellation theorem that can be used to justify the pseudopotential model [2, 3, 26]. The Phillips-Kleimnan cancellation theorem states that the orthogonality requirement of the valence states to the core states can be described by an effective repulsive... 

Figure Al.3.10. Pseudopotential model. The outer electrons (valence electrons) move in a fixed arrangement of chemically inert ion cores. The ion cores are composed of the nucleus and core electrons.

Simple metals like alkalis, or ones with only s and p valence electrons, can often be described by a free electron gas model, whereas transition metals and rare earth metals which have d and f valence electrons camiot. Transition metal and rare earth metals do not have energy band structures which resemble free electron models. The fonned bonds from d and f states often have some strong covalent character. This character strongly modulates the free-electron-like bands. 

In the Bom-Oppenlieimer [1] model, it is assumed that the electrons move so quickly that they can adjust their motions essentially instantaneously with respect to any movements of the heavier and slower atomic nuclei. In typical molecules, the valence electrons orbit about the nuclei about once every 10 s (the iimer-shell electrons move even faster), while the bonds vibrate every 10 s, and the molecule rotates... 

The bond-clcctron matrix (BE-matrix) was introduced in the Dugundji-Ugi model [39], It can be considered as an extension of the bond matrix or as a mod-ific atinn of Spialter s atom connectivity matrix [38], The BE-inatrix gives, in addition to the entries of bond values in the off-diagonal elements, the number of free valence electrons on the corresponding atom in the diagonal elements (e.g., 03 = 4 in Figure 2-18). 

The Huckel method and is one of the earliest and simplest semiempirical methods. A Huckel calculation models only the 7t valence electrons in a planar conjugated hydrocarbon. A parameter is used to describe the interaction between bonded atoms. There are no second atom affects. Huckel calculations do reflect orbital symmetry and qualitatively predict orbital coefficients. Huckel calculations can give crude quantitative information or qualitative insight into conjugated compounds, but are seldom used today. The primary use of Huckel calculations now is as a class exercise because it is a calculation that can be done by hand. 

The introduction of a methyl substituent into the empirical calculations may be performed according to two main different models the pseudoheteroatomic model and the hyperconjugated model (161-166). Both approximations have been used in rr-electron methods (HMO, w, PPP). On the other hand, in the all-valence-electrons... 

We 11 expand our picture of bonding by introducing two approaches that grew out of the idea that electrons can be described as waves—the valence bond and molecular orbital models In particular one aspect of the valence bond model called orbital hybridization, will be emphasized... 

Valence bond and molecular orbital theory both incorporate the wave description of an atom s electrons into this picture of H2 but m somewhat different ways Both assume that electron waves behave like more familiar waves such as sound and light waves One important property of waves is called interference m physics Constructive interference occurs when two waves combine so as to reinforce each other (m phase) destructive interference occurs when they oppose each other (out of phase) (Figure 2 2) Recall from Section 1 1 that electron waves m atoms are characterized by their wave function which is the same as an orbital For an electron m the most stable state of a hydrogen atom for example this state is defined by the Is wave function and is often called the Is orbital The valence bond model bases the connection between two atoms on the overlap between half filled orbifals of fhe fwo afoms The molecular orbital model assembles a sef of molecular orbifals by combining fhe afomic orbifals of all of fhe atoms m fhe molecule... 

In addition to dielectric property determinations, one also can measure valence electron densities from the low-loss spectrum. Using the simple free electron model one can show that the bulk plasmon energy E is governed by the equation ... 

The Extended Hiickel model treats all valence electrons within the spirit of the TT-electron model. Each molecular orbital is written as an LCAO expansion of the valence orbitals, which can be thought of as being Slater-type orbitals (to look ahead to Chapter 9). Slater-type orbitals are very similar to hydrogenic ones except that they do not have radial nodes. Once again we can understand the model best by considering the HF-LCAO equations... 

The next step came in the 1950s, with more serious attempts to include formally the effect of electron repulsion between the valence electrons. First came the jT-electron models associated with the name of Pople, and with Pariser and Parr. You might like to read the synopses of their first papers. 

Aer case, the invariant physical property has to be the same before and after jl sformation. Pople and coworkers proceeded to examine the consequences jtjje context of the all valence electron NDO models. I write NDO rather than ho because the more sophisticated of these models retain many two-electron (ggrals that would be set to zero under the ZDO prescription. 

The most elementary all valence electron NDO model is that known as Ippmplete neglect of differential overlap (CNDO). Segal and Pople introduced (his in 1966. Only valence electrons are explicitly treated, the inner shells being tijicen as part of the atomic core. The ZDO approximation is applied to the WO-electron integrals, so that... 

The first step in reducing the computational problem is to consider only the valence electrons explicitly, the core electrons are accounted for by reducing the nuclear charge or introducing functions to model the combined repulsion due to the nuclei and core electrons. Furthermore, only a minimum basis set (the minimum number of functions necessary for accommodating the electrons in the neutral atom) is used for the valence electrons. Hydrogen thus has one basis function, and all atoms in the second and third rows of the periodic table have four basis functions (one s- and one set of p-orbitals, pj, , Pj, and Pj). The large majority of semi-empirical methods to date use only s- and p-functions, and the basis functions are taken to be Slater type orbitals (see Chapter 5), i.e. exponential functions. 

It should be noted that CASSCF methods inherently tend to give an unbalanced description, since all the electron correlation recovered is in die active space, but none in the inactive space, or between the active and inactive electrons. This is not a problem if all the valence electrons are included in the active space, but this is only possible for small systems. If only part of die valence electrons are included in the active space, the CASSCF methods tend to overestimate the importance of biradical structures. Consider for example acetylene where the hydrogens have been bent 60° away from hnearity (this may be considered a model for ort/zo-benzyne). The in-plane jt-orbital now acquires significant biradical character. The true structure may be described as a hnear combination of the three configurations shown in Figure 4.11. 

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