Das Buch vermittelt Lösungswege für Hückel-Molekülorbital-Berechnungen ohne komplizierte Computerprogramme. Viele Beispiele für konjugierte Systeme (Polyene, Heterocyclen, Metallorganische Verbindungen) erleichtern das Studium. Das Buch wendet sich an organische Chemiker im 2. Studienabschnitt und an Forscher, die rasch Moleküleigenschaften interpretieren wollen.

1. Small Conjugated Polyenes

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Hückel Molecular Orbital Calculations
1.3 Graph Theoretical Terminology
1.4 Determining Characteristic Polynomials
1.5 Determining Select Eigenvalues by Embedding
1.6 Eigenvectors
1.7 References
1.8 Problems
2. Decomposition of Molecules with n-Fold Symmetry
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Decomposition of Molecules with 2-Fold Symmetry
2.3 Molecules with n-Fold Symmetry
2.4 References
2.5 Problems
3. Heterocyclic and Organometallic Molecules
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Heterocyclic and Related Molecules
3.3 Characteristic Polynomials of ?-Hydrocarbon-Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes
3.4 References
3.5 Problems
4. Large Conjugated Polyenes
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Molecular Orbital Solution of Buckminsterfullerene
4.3 MO Solution of 3-Fold Coronene Derivatives
4.4 Embedding of Benzenoid Hydrocarbons
4.5 References
4.6 Problems
Appendix A. BASIC Program for Finding the Real Roots of a Monic Polynomial
Compound Index
General Index.