This talk will present the author’s retrospective on the field of quantum inorganic chemistry over the last nearly 50 years. I will discuss my entry into this field and the opportunities and challenges that the field has presented and will present going forward. Special emphasis will be given to the development of new advances in quantum chemistry that have led to new ways of thinking about structure and bonding in transition metal and f-element chemistry, and the synergy between theory and experiment in inorganic chemistry. Insofar as we have all missed human contact during the pandemic, the talk will also focus on the human aspect of what we do–the importance of mentors and colleagues in inorganic chemistry and the extraordinary community that comprises inorganic chemistry.

On being a quantum inorganic chemist: The importance of bonding in and within inorganic chemistry

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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