Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393663556
Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.6YT
Interpretation Introduction

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To label each orbital in figure 3-11c as sp2, px, py, or pz.

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The sp2 hybridized orbitals are formed by mixing of one S and two p orbitals and resemble the p orbitals more. Constructive and destructive interferences form three sp2 orbitals, which are identical in shape but differ in their orientation.

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