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   Introduction
   Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals
   Larger Molecules
   Reactions
   Elementary Symmetry
Glossary
Molecules in VRML
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Contents

Introduction

Linear Combination of AtomicOrbitals

H2 and He2 -The Simplest Examples
   Demonstration 1
The Effect of Electronegativity
   Demonstration 2
p-Orbitals and p-Overlap
   Demonstration 3
Combining AOs to Build MOs
   Methylene, CH2
   Demonstration 4
The AH2 Walsh Diagram
   Demonstration 5

Larger Molecules

Ethylene
Cyclopropane
p-Systems
   Linear Systems
   Cyclic Systems
Hyperconjugation
   The Ethyl Cation
   The Cyclopropylcarbinyl Cation
   Negative Hyperconjugation
   The Anomeric Effect

Reactions

Lewis Acid/Lewis Base Interactions
   SN2 Reactions
Selectivity; Frontier MO Theory
   Nucleophilic Oxirane Ring-Opening
The Woodward-Hoffmann Rules
   Electrocyclic Reactions
   Cycloadditions
   Sigmatropic Rearrangements

Elementary Symmetry

Symmetry Elements
   The Identity
   Proper Rotation Axes
   Mirror Planes
   Improper Rotation Axes
   Inversion Centres
Point Groups
Irreducible Representations and Character Tables
Degenerate Orbitals

Glossary

Molecules in VRML

General Information - Installation -Use