The Electronic Structure of Heavy Element Complexes
The area of study is the bonding in heavy element complexes, and the application of more sophisticated electronic structure theories. Progress is recounted in several areas: (a) technological advances and current methodologies - Relativistic effects are extremely important in gaining an understanding of the electronic structure of compounds of the actinides, transactinides, and other heavy elements. Therefore, a major part of the continual benchmarking was the proper inclusion of the appropriate relativistic effects for the properties under study. (b) specific applications - These include organoactinide sandwich complexes, CO activation by actinide atoms, and theoretical studies of molecules of the transactinide elements. Finally, specific directions in proposed research are described.
- Research Organization:
- Chemistry Department, The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER13529
- OSTI ID:
- 807700
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 25 Jul 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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