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While the principal ideas of a systems theory for the molecular sciences have been introduced in part I (Reiher, 2003), illustrative examples for the ingredients of this systems chemistry are discussed in greater detail in this work. The potential wealth of systems chemistry is then demonstrated for a recently developed approach for the calculation of hydrogen bond energies in non-decomposable systems.
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Reiher, M. The systems-theoretical view of chemical concepts. Foundations of Chemistry 5, 147–163 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023672816861
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