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Molecular Orbital TheoryEdward A. Mottel

Department of Chemistry

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Bonding Theories

Ionic Model Skeleton Diagrams Lewis Dot Diagrams

• Formal Charge, Resonance Molecular Orbital Theory

• Extends atomic orbitals concepts to molecules

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Bonding in Diatomic Molecules

••B• •

• •••A+

Ionic bonding

Diatomic: molecule contains two atoms

large difference inelectronegativity

Covalent bonding

••D

• •• •

••C

• •• •

••

small difference inelectronegativity

Give an example of a compound with ionic bonding.

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Homodiatomic MoleculesThe best example of covalent bonding

involves homodiatomic molecules.

Contains two of the same type of atom.

e.g., H2, O2, F2, N2

Why are these molecules the best examplesof covalent bonding?

••A• •

• •

••A• •

• •••

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Homodiatomic MoleculesThe best example of covalent bonding

involves homodiatomic molecules.

Contains two of the same type of atom.

e.g., H2, O2, F2, N2

Why are these molecules the best examplesof covalent bonding?

Bonding electrons are exactly shared becauseboth atoms have the same electronegativity.

••A• •

• •

••A• •

• •••

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Heterodiatomic Molecules

H - F

positive end negative end

HF, BN and CO are heterodiatomic molecules.

Contain two different atoms.

These molecules are polar covalent.

What factors might help predict the positiveand negative ends of the molecule?

A Little Review

What is an orbital?

What is the maximum number of electronsthat can be in one orbital?

What is the name of the mathematical functionthat determines the shape of an orbital?

Give an example of an atomic orbital?

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Molecular Orbitals

When two atoms come close to each other,

what happens to the orbitals of each atom?

a bond forms1s atomic

orbital1s atomic

orbitals

b molecularorbital

sigma s bonding molecular orbital

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Molecular Orbitals

Orbital wave functionscan add & subtract to givenew wave functions andcorrespondingmolecular orbitals (mo).

Atoms bondtogether when

the wave functionsconstructively overlap.

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SIGMA BOND ()

A bond between two atoms in which the electrondensity of the molecular orbital is between the

two nuclei is called a sigma bond.

(sb)2 molecular

orbital

nuclei

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Molecular Orbitals (mo)

Obey many of the same rules as atomic orbitals (ao).• two electrons per molecular orbital.• specific regions of space.• one molecular orbital formed for each

atomic orbital used.

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Wave Functions

The amplitude (height) of each wavefunctioncan either be positive or negative.

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WavefunctionsBonding & Antibonding Orbitals

b

Constructively interfere in certain regions of space.

*

Destructively interfere in certain regions of space.

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Bonding & Antibonding Orbitals

H H

sb

s*

When a bondingmolecular orbital forms,

an antibondingmolecular orbital

also forms.

Bonds form where orbitals overlap and electrons are.

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Atomic and Molecular Orbitals

xy

z

1s 2py3dz2

Atomic orbitals include

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Atomic and Molecular Orbitals

sb

z

z*x*x

y

Molecular orbitals include

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Atomic and Molecular Orbitals

This represents an orbital

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Atomic and Molecular Orbitals

ener

gy

An orbital can be emptyor can contain

1 or 2 electrons.

Orbitalscan havedifferent energies

carbon: 1s2 2s2 2p2

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Molecular Orbital Diagrams

Examples• dihydrogen• dihelium• dihelium(I) ion• dilithium• dilithium(I) ion• dilithate ion

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Dihydrogen, H2

1s1 hydrogen orbitalof two hydrogen atoms

Two 1s1 hydrogen orbitalsoverlap to form a s

b bonding molecular orbital

H Hs

bener

gy

s*

The branch lines indicate whichatomic orbitals are involved in

generating the molecular orbitals.

H H

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moao ao

Dihydrogen, H2

sben

ergy

s*

Dihydrogen is diamagneticand contains one bond

(one pair of bonding electrons).

H H

What advantage canan orbital gain in forminga molecular orbital from

an atomic orbital?

electronic configurationof the hydrogen molecule.

(sb)2

Why is dihydrogendiamagnetic?

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Each helium atomhas the electronicconfiguration 1s2

(each contributes2 electrons to the helium

molecular orbitals)

Dihelium, He2en

ergy

atomic orbitalof one He atom

atomic orbitalof the other

He atom

sb

s*Two electrons occupy

the highest molecular orbitalforming a s*

Two electrons occupythe lowest molecular orbital

forming a sb

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Dihelium, He2

The electronic configurationof the dihelium molecule is

(sb)2 (s*)2

ener

gy

sb

s* Why doesn’t He2 existas a stable molecule?

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Dihelium, He2

The electronic configurationof the dihelium molecule is

(sb)2 (s*)2

ener

gy

sb

s* Why doesn’t He2 existas a stable molecule?

Antibonding implies there is a “negative” bond1 bond + 1 antibond = zero net bonds

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Dihelium(I) Ion, He2+

ener

gy

How many valence electrons must be consideredin the dihelium(I) ion?

He He+

Complete the molecular orbital diagram using the available electrons.

sb

s*He He

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Dihelium(I) Ion, He2+

ener

gy

Linedmeans 1

He He+

These representthe atomic orbitals.

Shaded means2 electrons

sb

s*

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Dihelium(I) Ion, He2+

ener

gy

Draw an outline of the molecular orbitals.Fill-in the molecular orbitals,shaded for 2 electrons, lined for 1.

He He+

sb

s*

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Dihelium(I) Ion, He2+

The sigma bonding orbital contains two electrons,the sigma antibonding orbital contains one electron.

What is the electronic configuration of thedihelium(I) ion?

(sb)2 (s*)1

ener

gy

sb

s*

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What physical propertiesare predicted for the

dihelium(I) ion?

ener

gy

sb

s*

(magnetic and bond order)

Dihelium(I) Ion, He2+

Dilithium Molecule

“Beam me up, Scotty”

“I can’t sir, it’s … the dilithiumcrystals …”

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Dilithium Molecule, Li2

Each lithium atom has the electronic configuration 1s2 2s1.• The 2s orbitals of the lithium atoms overlap

well.

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Dilithium Molecule, Li2

The 1s orbitals are much smaller (r n2) and do not overlap well.• These orbitals do not substantially

contribute to the bonding in this molecule.

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Dilithium, Li2en

ergy

2s

1s

There is no gainin stability or

lowering of energy.These are

nonbonding orbitals (1sn)

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Dilithium, Li2en

ergy

The 2s orbitals constructively overlap and form asigma bonding molecular orbital (s

b).

2s

1s

sb

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Dilithium, Li2en

ergy

The 2s orbitals destructively overlap and form asigma antibonding molecular orbital (s*).

2s

1s

s*

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Dilithium, Li2en

ergy

(sn)4 (s

b)2

or(s

b)2

2s

1s

(sn)4

Often the inner shellnonbonding electronsare not listed for the

molecular orbital.

Generally,only outer shell

(valence) electronsare involved in bonding.(s

b)2

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Dilithium, Li2en

ergy

What physical propertiesare predicted for

dilithium?

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Dilithium(I) Ion, Li2+

ener

gy

one valenceelectron2s

1s

Only orbitals whichoverlap are considered

electronic configuration

sb

(sb)1

bond order? 1/2

magnetic property?

one unpaired electronparamagnetic

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Dilithium(I) Ion, Li2+

ener

gy

2s

sb

atomic orbitalsoverlap molecular orbitals

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s*

sb

2s

LiLi2–Li–

1s

Dilithate Ion, Li2–

ener

gy (sb)2 (s*)1

magnetic property?

1 unpairedelectron

paramagnetic

bonding electronicconfiguration?

bond order?

4 nonbonding e–

2 bonding e–

1 antibonding e–

bond order 0.5

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Dilithate Ion, Li2–

Draw the molecular orbitals involved in bonding. • Shaded orbital for two electrons.• Lined orbital for one electron.• Open orbital for no electrons.

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Dilithate Ion, Li2–

(sb)2 (s*)1

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Compare and Contrast

How would the bond lengths of the variousdilithium species be expected to vary?

dilithium, Li2dilithium(I) ion, Li2+

dilithate ion, Li2–

bond order 1

bond order 0.5

bond order 0.5

Li2 < Li2+ Li2–

Lithium Hydride

What would the orbital overlap and molecular orbital diagram look like

for lithium hydride?

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