Learning to draw MO diagrams? Any good books?

ApeXaviour · 12-05-2011 05:10PM #1

I find molecular orbital diagrams useful for my research, but can't always find them for the compounds I'm studying. I've heard they're relatively straight forward to draw for simple enough inorganic structures (eg transition metal oxides) if you follow a few basic rules and have some knowledge of the electronic structure. However I've yet to find any decent guidelines in the chemistry books I've looked at. Anyone able to recommend any online resources or books for an experimental physicist struggling to create his own?

Cheers

cianl1 · 16-05-2011 05:48PM

OP perhaps this site can help:

http://www.sparknotes.com/chemistry/bonding/molecularorbital/section1.html

See also the attached pdf. Gives some examples of simple diatomics and goes into orbital hybridisation should you find that relevant or interesting.

Sincerely,

A. Chemist

UglyBolloxFace · 16-05-2011 06:10PM

ApeXaviour wrote: »

I find molecular orbital diagrams useful for my research, but can't always find them for the compounds I'm studying. I've heard they're relatively straight forward to draw for simple enough inorganic structures (eg transition metal oxides) if you follow a few basic rules and have some knowledge of the electronic structure. However I've yet to find any decent guidelines in the chemistry books I've looked at. Anyone able to recommend any online resources or books for an experimental physicist struggling to create his own?

Cheers

Download this book, it looks helpful (won't let me upload it - too large)
http://ebookee.org/Molecular-Orbitals-and-Organic-Chemical-Reactions_509881.html

Learning to draw MO diagrams? Any good books?

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