Open AccessAre Molecular Orbitals Delocalized?
Author(s) -
Donald G. Truhlar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of chemical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1938-1328
pISSN - 0021-9584
DOI - 10.1021/ed200565h
Subject(s) - delocalized electron , covalent bond , atomic orbital , chemical physics , molecular orbital , electron , three center two electron bond , localized molecular orbitals , chemical bond , orbital hybridisation , atomic physics , molecular orbital theory , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , molecular physics , materials science , chemistry , valence bond theory , physics , molecule , quantum mechanics , nuclear magnetic resonance
In contrast to statements in a recent article in this Journal, the bonding electrons in methane can be properly described in terms of localized electrons, and photoelectron spectroscopy does not indicate otherwise. There is no good reason to abandon the description of the chemical bonds of methane in terms of localized bonds formed by covalent linking of hybrid orbitals.
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