HYBRID ATOMIC ORBITALS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. PART 2: CRITIQUE OF PRACTICAL ASPECTS

AUTOR(ES)

Lamoureux, Guy

FONTE

Quím. Nova

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

26/08/2019

RESUMO

The importance of hybrid atomic orbitals, in both general and organic chemistry, is reviewed. Every contemporary textbook of organic chemistry introduces the directed-valence (e.g. sp3, sp2, sp) model, but the suitability of these hybrid orbitals for use in the teaching of molecular structure has been increasingly questioned. Based on a critical survey of the literature, we submit seven practical criteria that deprecate the use of hybrid orbitals in a pedagogical context. We suggest how the teaching of organic chemistry without hybrid orbitals will provide students with an enhanced education.

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