Non-empirical Calculations of the Force Constants for Small Molecules

The review gives a consistent description and analysis of the ideas underlying the determination of potential constants (coefficients of the potential function formulated as a power series in terms of generalised coordinates) for diatomic and simple monatomic molecules using quantum-chemical methods. Calculations for specific molecules of greatest interest both theoretically and practically are briefly considered; the results of these calculations are presented in the form of tables.
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