Bonding and Compounds of Less Abundant Metals

Paradoxical violations of Koopmans' theorem, with special reference to the 3d transition elements and the lanthanides.- Band and localized states in metallic thorium, uranium and plutonium, and in some compounds, studied by X-ray spectroscopy.- Application of the functional approach to bond variations under pressure.- The shapes of main-group molecules; A simple semi-quantitative molecular orbital approach.