Today I decided to re-trace my steps on Monday and provide a more complete description of chemical bonds through the eyes of molecular orbital theory. A list of take-home lessons from this presentation:
- MO models contain new orbitals (molecular orbitals), while VB (valence bond) models do not
- MOs can be mentally (de)constructed as combinations of atomic orbitals
So far not much new stuff … the previous points had already been made in the context of the “localized MO” model presented at the start of the semester.
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