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| Mulliken in 1929 | |
| Born | 7 June 1896 Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 31 October 1986 Arlington, Virginia, United States
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| Known for | Molecular orbital theory; Mulliken population analysis; electronegativity scale |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1966); Priestley Medal (1983) |
Robert Sanderson Mulliken (7 June 1896 - 31 October 1986) was an American physical chemist who played a central role in the development of molecular orbital theory. His work made molecular spectra and chemical bonding part of a unified quantum-mechanical picture.
Mulliken received the 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method.[1]
Molecular orbital theory
Mulliken treated electrons in molecules as occupying orbitals spread over the whole molecule rather than only localized between pairs of atoms. This approach became essential for explaining spectroscopy, delocalized bonding, antibonding orbitals, and computational chemistry.
In the Quantum Collection, Mulliken is linked with:
- Physics:Quantum molecular orbital theory
- Physics:Quantum Molecular orbital diagram
- Physics:Quantum chemistry
- Physics:Quantum computational chemistry
Influence
Mulliken's work helped bridge experimental spectroscopy and theoretical quantum chemistry. Concepts such as molecular orbitals, population analysis, and orbital symmetry remain central in modern chemical physics.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1966". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1966/mulliken/facts/.
External links