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

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Kai Brandhorst and Jörg Grunenberg

Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany

Matthias Tamm

Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (12), p 1692

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1692

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008

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Abstract

A new set of d orbitals, constructed as a linear combination of the omnipresent set of d_xy, d_yz, d_xz, d_{x²â€“y²}, and d_z² 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 e_g 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.

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Upper-Division Undergraduate

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Physical Chemistry

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Crystal Field / Ligand Field Theory

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Received: August 03, 2009

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