How molecules communicate : Intermolecular Interactions.

William Klemperer, Harvard University


 

We review experiments and calculations on bound and metastable states of molecular complexes. We discuss the geometry of molecular complexes and examine the problem of isomeric forms. A major part of the talk deals with the dependence of the intermolecular potential upon the valence coordinates of the units comprising the complex. In addition to listing successful experiments we review a number of failures.