MO Theory 2: MO Theory with spx Hybridization
Channel: Oxford College Chemistry Courses: Scharf
Date: 2023-05-12

This video describes the process of constructing an MO diagram from a Lewis structure, based on VSEPR and hybridization theory (only sp, sp2, and sp3).

(Expert note: we recognize that this approach is inconsistent with Group Theory and symmetry considerations; it is intended as a qualitative approach to MO Theory, as applied to organic reactivity.  This approach typically yields accurate frontier molecular orbitals, and can be modified in later classes to account for symmetry considerations, conjugation, and other complicating factors.)