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On shapes, molecules and models: An insight into chemical methodology

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Published: Dec 22, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5155/eurjchem.1.4.276-281.150
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Chemical methodology, Chemical education, Reductionism, Quantum chemistry, Models in chemistry
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Research Article
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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2010): December 2010
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Received 2010-06-04
Accepted 2010-09-03
Published 2010-12-22


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Mario Pagliaro
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La Malfa 153, Palermo, IT-90146, Italy

Abstract

Insight into chemistry conceptual foundations shows that a powerful, autonomous chemical methodology exists which is based on visualization and association of chemical "building blocks". Such methodology has been expanded by the use of incommensurable theories resulting from the interplay of quantum mechanics and heuristic chemical concepts, resulting in models of great utility as predictive tools in guiding the creation of new and useful substances. Understanding such historical development has real benefits to chemistry practitioners, be they researchers, analysts or chemical educators.

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