Population analysis of pair densities: A link between quantum chemical and classical picture of chemical structure

Abstract

Abstract The pairon population analysis based on the geminal expansion of pair densities is introduced and applied. As demonstrated by numerical data calculated for a series of simple molecules by the semiempirical MNDO method, the resulting populations provide a new simple means of visualizing the molecular structure. In addition to the reproduction of classical structural formula including the multiplicity of individual bonds, the resulting populations confirm the transferability of bond energies and also provide a simple interpretation of the concept of quantum chemical valence. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.