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Theoretical chemistry of gold
1Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Deutschland. pekka.pyykko@helsinki.fi
Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)
|September 2, 2004
Abstract:
Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A large body of appropriate calculations now exist and their main conclusions are summarized. The theoretical interpretation of the aurophilic attraction is discussed in detail.