Accurate molecular structures : their determination and importance

Modern experimental and computational techniques are capable of determining bond lengths and angles with precisions of a few thousandths of an ngstrm and a few tenths of a degree. Such precisions are meaningful only if they are coupled with rigorous error analysis and careful evaluation of the physical meaning of the parameters. This book demonstrates the meaning and applicability of accurate structures and their variations, following a rigorous exposure of the demands in their determination. It establishes guidelines for accuracy requirements in answering broadly varying questions in current chemical research.