A brief introduction to molecular orbital theory of simple polyatomic molecules for undergraduate chemistry students


Autoria(s): Baibich,Ione M.; Butler,Ian S.
Data(s)

01/01/2012

Resumo

A simple, four-step method for better introducing undergraduate students to the fundamentals of molecular orbital (MO) theory of the polyatomic molecules H2O, NH3, BH3 and SiH4 using group theory is reported. These molecules serve to illustrate the concept of ligand group orbitals (LGOs) and subsequent construction of MO energy diagrams on the basis of molecular symmetry requirements.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422012000700032

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Química

Fonte

Química Nova v.35 n.7 2012

Palavras-Chave #molecular orbital theory #ligands group orbitals #molecular symmetry
Tipo

journal article