Basic literature on VB theory

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  1. Books :
    1. Shaik, S.; Hiberty, P. C. A Chemist's Guide to Valence Bond Theory; Wiley-Interscience: New York, 2008
    2. Valence Bond Theory ; Cooper, D. L., Ed.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002
  2. General VB theory :
    1. Short introduction on VB theory : Shaik, S.; Hiberty, P. C. "Modern Ab-Initio Valence Bond Methods Philippe C. Hiberty and Sason Shaik"
    2. Book chapter (long) : Shaik, S.; Hiberty, P. C. Valence Bond Theory, its History, Fundamentals, and Applications. A Primer In Rev. Comput. Chem.; Kenny B. Lipkowitz, R. L., Thomas R. Cundari, Ed.; Wiley-VCH: New York, 2004; Vol. 20; pp 1-100
  3. Computational VB methods : Hiberty, P. C.; Shaik, S. A Survey of Recent Developments in Ab Initio Valence Bond Theory, J. Comput. Chem. 2007, 28, 137-151
  4. Reviews on recent applications :
    1. Wu, W.; Su, P.; Shaik, S. and Hiberty, P. C. Classical Valence Bond Approach by Modern Methods; Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 7557–7593
    2. Cooper, D. L.; Karadakov, P. B. Spin-coupled descriptions of organic reactivity, Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2009, 28, 169-206
  5. Valence Bond diagrams and its applications :
    1. Shaik, S.; Shurki, A. Valence Bond Diagrams and Chemical Reactivity, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 586-625.
    2. Chunsen, L.; Danovich, D.; Shaik, S. Blended hydrogen atom abstraction and proton-coupled electron transfer mechanisms of closed-shell molecules, Chemical Science 2012, 3, 1903-1918
    3. Lai, W.; Li, C.; Chen, H.; Shaik, S. Hydrogen-Abstraction Reactivity Patterns from A to Y: The Valence Bond Way, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5556-5578.