No Boundaries and Naturally‐Defined Boundaries Obtained via the Electrostatic Potential

• Published in: Chemphyschem Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. e202401065 - n/a
• Main Authors: Roos, Goedele, Vanpoucke, Danny E. P., Murray, Jane S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2025; Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Series: ChemPhysChem
• Subjects: Atomic radii; Atomic radius; Atoms in molecules without boundaries; Boundaries; Chemical Sciences; Electrostatic potentials; Electrostatic potentials at nuclei; Life Sciences; Molecular physics; Nuclei; or physical chemistry; Theoretical and; Atomic radii; Atoms in molecules without boundaries; Electrostatic potentials; Electrostatic potentials at nuclei; electrostatic potentials at nuclei; electrostatic potentials; atoms in molecules without boundaries; atomic radii
• ISSN: 1439-4235; 1439-7641; 1439-7641
• DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401065

This paper discusses the use of the electrostatic potential in both recent and older literature, with an emphasis upon a 2022 Molecular Physics article by Politzer and Murray entitled ”Atoms do exist in molecules: analysis using electrostatic potentials at nuclei”. We discuss electrostatic potential...