Hybridization 6 Reading:Gray:(4-7) oGC:(6.4)and(6.5) X1-1
Hybridization Part 2 Reading: Gray: (4-7) OGC: (6.4) and (6.5) XI-1
The Story so far: MO-LCAO works great for diatomic molecules! We can use hybridization of the central atom and MO-LCAO together to describe small polyatomic molecules. But... What about larger molecules? Does hybridization MO-LCAO enable us to describe more complicated molecules? X1-2
MO-LCAO works great for diatomic molecules! But... The Story so far: We can use hybridization of the central atom and MO-LCAO together to describe small polyatomic molecules. Does hybridization / MO-LCAO enable us to describe more complicated molecules? XI-2
Watson and Crick's Original DNA Model X-3
Watson and Crickʼs Original DNA Model XI-3
We'll take the challenge: C2H6 From VSEPR and Lewis dot structures,we know it looks like this: H H HC-C"H H H H H H H X1-4
Weʼll take the challenge: C2H6 From VSEPR and Lewis dot structures, we know it looks like this: H H H H H c c C C H H H H H H XI-4
H HC- Let's analyze one C at a time. H Look at the left C.- H Notice it has a steric number of four: 2 What other molecule had a steric number of four?CH4 This suggests we should hybridize our current C the same way. X1-5
C C H H H H H H C2H6 Look at the left C. Notice it has a steric number of four: What other molecule had a steric number of four? CH4 This suggests we should hybridize our current C the same way. Letʼs analyze one C at a time. H H H H H H 1 2 3 4 C H C XI-5