Bonding And Antibonding Pi Orbitals
Bonding And Antibonding Orbitals For A Simple Pi Bond Two adjacent p-orbitals each containing an electron can overlap to form a pi-bond In a pi
Read moreBonding And Antibonding Orbitals For A Simple Pi Bond Two adjacent p-orbitals each containing an electron can overlap to form a pi-bond In a pi
Read moreHow Orbital Hybridization Affects Bond Strengths Understanding the concept of hybrid orbitals (see previous post) lets you make accurate predictions about trends in bond strengths.
Read moreHow Do The Electrons Move? “Electron Pushing” With The Three Types Of Curved Arrows When learning any new reaction, I think you always have to
Read moreYou may recall from Gen chem (and no doubt your first week of o-chem as well), that orbitals on carbon come in two flavors: s
Read moreEvaluating Resonance Structures With Negative Charges: Some Key Principles So far in discussing resonance forms we’ve mentioned two important principles that govern which resonance form
Read moreI know I’ve said this before, but a whole lot of organic chemistry can be boiled down to “nucleophile attacks electrophile“. A nucleophile is a
Read moreAll About Allenes, Chiral and Otherwise Allenes are examples of cumulated dienes, molecules with consecutive (not conjugated) double bonds. Allenes are not flat. Due to the
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