Year
1977
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Land, John A., Studies into the electronic structure of transition metal complexes, Master of Science thesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, 1977. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2630
Abstract
The aim of this work is to determine the coir^utationally optimal route to the reliable first principles evaluation of the electronic structure parameters for transition metal complexes by molecular orbital theory. Three hexafluoride cornplexes have been studied as test systems. This thesis has examined experimental techniques which probe electronic structure, and hence may provide data for comparison with theory. We have also discussed theoretical investigations of electronic structure including, of course, our results in relation to previous studies. We have investigated three different matrix element methods of various levels of sophistication with the aim of establishing the minimum acceptable computational effort required to describe them within a given basis set.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.