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Citation: LIU Shu-Bin. Conceptual Density Functional Theory and Some Recent Developments[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2009, 25(03): 590-600. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB20090332 shu

Conceptual Density Functional Theory and Some Recent Developments

LIU Shu-Bin

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Research Computing Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3420, USA

Received Date: 25 November 2008
Available Online: 7 January 2009

Conceptual density functional theory (DFT), also called Density Functional Reactivity Theory or Chemical DFT, is the chemical reactivity theory of DFT. Its framework and some recent developments of Conceptual DFT are briefly reviewed in this article. Introduced in more detail are the reactivity indices such as electronegativity, hardness, softness, Fukui function, electrophilicity index, as well as principles derived from them. Two representative recent developments, the dual descriptor and steric effect quantification, are succinctly summarized. A personal prospective on the future of Conceptual DFT is provided at the end.
- Conceptual DFT,
- Electronegativity,
- Hardness,
- Softness,
- Fukui function,
- Electrophilicity,
- Dual descriptor,
- Steric effect
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