%0 Generic %A Hausberg, Sascha %D 2011 %F heidok:12156 %K Exchange Copuling Constant , Density Functional Theory , Molecular Mechanics %R 10.11588/heidok.00012156 %T Prediction of Exchange Coupling Constants with Density Functional Theory and Molecular Mechanics %U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/12156/ %X The aim of this PhD project was to develop a fast and reliable method for the calculation of exchange coupling constants which are used in the description of the coupling of unpaired electrons in di-, tri- and oligonuclear transition metal complexes. In order to achieve both accurate results and low computational costs, a combination of quantum chemistry (QC) and molecular mechanics (MM) calculations has been employed.