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|May 15, 2007
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This study introduces an information-theoretic approach to chemical bonding, using entropy and information measures to quantify electron delocalization and polarization in atomic orbitals (AO) and molecular orbitals (MO). The findings offer new insights into atomic valence states and chemical bond characteristics.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Information Theory
  • Chemical Bonding

Background:

  • The transformation of atomic orbitals (AO) to molecular orbitals (MO) forms the basis of electronic structure in molecules.
  • Understanding the nature of chemical bonds (covalency and ionicity) is crucial in chemistry.
  • Existing methods for quantifying bond properties can be computationally intensive or lack information-theoretic depth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply information-theoretic concepts to analyze chemical bonding and atomic valence states.
  • To develop novel measures of bond covalency and ionicity using conditional entropy and mutual information.
  • To investigate entropic indices for characterizing electron delocalization and polarization in atomic valence states.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing communication theory to model the transformation of atomic orbitals (AO) into molecular orbitals (MO).

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  • Calculating conditional-entropy and mutual-information descriptors for molecular systems.
  • Applying information-theoretic approach to one-center orbital transformations and hybrid orbital (HO) occupations.
  • Examining entropic indices for selected valence states of carbon, including different hybridization schemes.

    • Main Results:

    • Novel information-theoretic measures for bond covalency and ionicity have been established.
    • Entropic indices successfully characterize one-center electron polarization (ionicity) and delocalization (covalency).
    • The approach provides a measure of 'order' and 'disorder' (electron uncertainty) in atomic valence states.
    • An exact hybrid orbital (HO)-occupation subchannel was derived, accurately reproducing average AO occupations.

    Conclusions:

    • The information-theoretic framework offers a powerful new perspective on chemical bonding.
    • Entropic indices provide a quantitative and intuitive understanding of atomic valence states and electron distribution.
    • This methodology can be extended to analyze multicenter probability scattering and chemical bonds in molecules.