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David L. Cooper is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry and physics, with significant contributions in the subfields of atomic and molecular physics, optics, organic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, spectroscopy, and materials chemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to advanced chemical physics, crystallography and molecular interactions, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, fullerene chemistry applications, and molecular spectroscopy and chirality.

Frequent co-authors include Peter B. Karadakov, Thom H. Dunning, Robert Ponec, Lu T. Xu, and Fabio E. Penotti. Their collaborative work has appeared in several publication venues, notably The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Computational Chemistry, and UNC Libraries.

Representative recent papers by David L. Cooper include:

  • Investigating István Mayer's "improved" definitions of bond orders and free valence for correlated singlet-state wave functions, 2021, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
  • Spin-Coupled Generalized Valence Bond Theory: New Perspectives on the Electronic Structure of Molecules and Chemical Bonds, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital: Two Powerful Theories that Nicely Complement One Another, 2021, Journal of Chemical Education
  • Excited-State Aromaticity Reversals in Möbius Annulenes, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Assessment of acquired hemophilia patient demographics in the United States: the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society Registry, 2020, UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Applications of spin-coupled valence bond theory

    David L. Cooper;Joseph. Gerratt;Mario. Raimondi

  • The electronic structure of the benzene molecule

    David L. Cooper;Joseph Gerratt;Mario Raimondi

  • Modern valence bond theory

    D. L. Cooper;J. Gerratt;M. Raimondi

  • Modern valence bond theory

    J. Gerratt;D. L. Cooper;P. B. Karadakov;M. Raimondi

  • Modern valence bond representations of CASSCF wavefunctions

    J Gerratt;T Thorsteinsson;DL Cooper;PB Karadakov

  • Theoretical study of low‐lying 1Σ+ and 1Π states of CO. I. Potential energy curves and dipole moments

    David L. Cooper;Kate Kirby

  • Nine questions on energy decomposition analysis.

    Juan Andrés;Paul W. Ayers;Roberto Álvarez Boto;Ramon Carbó-Dorca

  • Theoretical study of low‐lying 1Σ+ and 1Π states of CO. II. Transition dipole moments, oscillator strengths, and radiative lifetimes

    Kate Kirby;David L. Cooper

  • Six questions on topology in theoretical chemistry

    Paul L. Ayers;Russell J. Boyd;Patrick Bultinck;Michel Caffarel

  • Chemical Bonding to Hypercoordinate Second-Row Atoms: d Orbital Participation versus Democracy

    David L. Cooper;Terry P. Cunningham;Joseph Gerratt;Peter B. Karadakov

  • Charge transfer of N4+ with atomic hydrogen.

    Zygelman B;Cooper Dl;Ford Mj;Dalgarno A

  • Fully variational optimization of modern VB wave functions using the CASVB strategy

    David L. Cooper;Thorstein Thorsteinsson;Joseph Gerratt

  • Core‐valence separation in the spin‐coupled wave function: A fully variational treatment based on a second‐order constrained optimization procedure

    Peter B. Karadakov;Joseph Gerratt;David L. Cooper;Mario Raimondi

  • Spectrum and decay of the doubly charged water ion

    P. J. Richardson;J. H. D. Eland;P. G. Fournier;D. L. Cooper

  • Modern VB representations of CASSCF wave functions and the fully-variational optimization of modern VB wave functions using the CASVB strategy

    David L. Cooper;Thorstein Thorsteinsson;Joseph Gerratt

  • Spin-coupled valence bond theory

    D. L. Cooper;J. Gerratt;M. Raimondi

  • Anatomy of bond formation. Bond length dependence of the extent of electron sharing in chemical bonds from the analysis of domain-averaged Fermi holes

    Robert Ponec;David L. Cooper

  • A novel approach to molecular similarity

    David L. Cooper;Neil L. Allan

  • Ab initio computation of molecular similarity

    Philippa E. Bowen-Jenkins;David L. Cooper;W. Graham Richards

  • Spin-orbit coupling in molecules

    W. G. Richards;H. P. Trivedi;D. L. Cooper

  • Topics in Current Chemistry

    Neil L Allan;DL Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil L. Allan
Neil L. Allan University of Bristol
Patrick Bultinck
Patrick Bultinck Ghent University
Stephen Wilson
Stephen Wilson University of Strathclyde
Paul W. Ayers
Paul W. Ayers McMaster University
Alex Dalgarno
Alex Dalgarno Harvard University
Thom H. Dunning
Thom H. Dunning University of Washington
Ramon Carbó-Dorca
Ramon Carbó-Dorca University of Girona
Michael A. Robb
Michael A. Robb Imperial College London
Sason Shaik
Sason Shaik Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg

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