TY - BOOK AU - Hnyk,Drahomír AU - McKee,Michael ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Boron: The Fifth Element T2 - Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics SN - 9783319222820 AV - QD450-801 U1 - 541.2 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Chemistry KW - Inorganic chemistry KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Nanotechnology KW - Theoretical and Computational Chemistry KW - Inorganic Chemistry KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Introduction -- Molecular Structures -- Topology -- Reactivities -- Excited states, photochemistry -- Weakly-coordinating anions -- Predictions of new compounds -- Modelling of interactions with biomolecules and consequences in medicine -- Challenge for future materials science -- Chemistry of (super)carboranes N2 - This multi-author edited volume reviews the recent developments in boron chemistry, with a particular emphasis on the contribution of computational chemistry. The contributors come from Europe, the USA and Asia. About 60% of the book concentrates on theoretical and computational themes whilst 40% is on topics of interest to experimental chemists. Specific themes covered include structure, topology, modelling, synthetic chemistry, and catalysis UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22282-0 ER -