Answer the following questions for 1,3,5-hexatriene, the conjugated triene containing six carbons. (a) How many MOs

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Answer the following questions for 1,3,5-hexatriene, the conjugated triene containing six carbons.

(a) How many π MOs are there?

(b) Classify each MO as symmetric or antisymmetric.

(c) Which MOs are bonding? Which are antibonding?

(d) Which MOs are the frontier molecular orbitals?

(e) Within the HOMO, is the phase at the terminal carbons the same or different?

(f) Within the LUMO, is the phase at the terminal carbons the same or different?

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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