Pekka Pyykkö

Finnish professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki
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IntroFinnish professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki
PlacesFinland
isProfessor Physicist Chemist Physical chemist Educator Scientist
Work fieldAcademia Science
Gender
Male
Birth12 October 1941, Hinnerjoki, Finland
Age83 years
Star signLibra
Education
University of Turku
Awards
Humboldt Prize2002
French Order of Academic Palms2009
A. I. Virtanen Award1997
Schrödinger Medal2012
The details

Biography

Pekka Pyykkö in 1991.

Veli Pekka Pyykkö (born October 12, 1941) is a Finnish academic. He is professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki. From 2009–2012, he was the chairman of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is known for his extension to the periodic table of elements, known as the Pyykkö model.

Pyykkö model

Pekka Pyykkö predicts that the orbital shells will fill up in this order:

  • 8s,
  • 5g,
  • the first two spaces of 8p,
  • 6f,
  • 7d,
  • 9s,
  • the first two spaces of 9p,
  • the rest of 8p.

He also suggests that period 8 be split into three parts:

  • 8a, containing 8s,
  • 8b, containing the first two elements of 8p,
  • 8c, containing 7d and the rest of 8p.
Pyykkö model
Pyykkö-displaced elements are in boldface
 8 119
Uue
120
Ubn
121
Ubu
122
Ubb
123
Ubt
124
Ubq
125
Ubp
126
Ubh
127
Ubs
128
Ubo
129
Ube
130
Utn
131
Utu
132
Utb
133
Utt
134
Utq
135
Utp
136
Uth
137
Uts
138
Uto
141
Uqu
142
Uqb
143
Uqt
144
Uqq
145
Uqp
146
Uqh
147
Uqs
148
Uqo
149
Uqe
150
Upn
151
Upu
152
Upb
153
Upt
154
Upq
155
Upp
156
Uph
157
Ups
158
Upo
159
Upe
160
Uhn
161
Uhu
162
Uhb
163
Uht
164
Uhq
139
Ute
140
Uqn
169
Uhe
170
Usn
171
Usu
172
Usb
9165
Uhp
166
Uhh
167
Uhs
168
Uho
 s-blockg-blockf-blockd-blockp-block

The compact version:

Pekka Pyykkö successfully predicted the possibility of a chemical bond between gold and the noble gas xenon, which is usually inert; this bond is known to occur in the cationic complex tetraxenonogold(II) (AuXe
4
). He also successfully predicted the possibility of a gold–carbon triple bond.

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