Table of Contents

PRINCIPLES.

Definitions and Theorems of Group Theory.

Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry Groups.

Representations of Groups.

Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics.

Symmetry-Adapted Linear Combinations.

APPLICATIONS.

Molecular Orbital Theory and Its Applications in Organic Chemistry.

Molecular Orbital Theory for Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds.

Ligand Field Theory.

Molecular Vibrations.

Crystallographic Symmetry.

Appendices.

Index.

About the Author

F. ALBERT COTTON, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.