Two Equivalent eg Orbitals for the Discussion of Bonding in Octahedral Complexes.

• Autores: Kai Brandhorst, Jörg Grunenberg, Matthias Tamm
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 85, Nº 12, 2008, págs. 1692-1695
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new set of d orbitals, constructed as a linear combination of the omnipresent set of dxy, dyz, dxz, dx2â��y2, and dz2 orbitals, is suitable for the discussion of octahedral transition-metal complexes. The main feature of the newly derived set orbitals is the equivalence of the two eg orbitals in terms of their spatial appearance, which may facilitate the understanding of degeneracy in terms of ligand field theory. Furthermore, the reader is reminded of the fundamental difference between canonical, complex solutions of the Schrödinger equation and the manifold real-valued linear combinations of them.