Systematics of Atomic Orbital Hybridization of Coordination Polyhedra : Role of f Orbitals

The combination of atomic orbitals to form hybrid orbitals of special symmetries can be related to the individual orbital polynomials. Using this approach, 8-orbital cubic hybridization can be shown to be sp3d3f requiring an f orbital, and 12-orbital hexagonal prismatic hybridization can be shown to be sp3d5f2g requiring a g orbital. The twists to convert a cube to a square antiprism and a hexagonal prism to a hexagonal antiprism eliminate the need for the highest nodality orbitals in the resulting hybrids. A trigonal twist of an Oh octahedron into a D3h trigonal prism can involve a gradual change of the pair of d orbitals in the corresponding sp3d2 hybrids. A similar trigonal twist of an Oh cuboctahedron into a D3h anticuboctahedron can likewise involve a gradual change in the three f orbitals in the corresponding sp3d5f3 hybrids.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 25(2020), 14 vom: 08. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

King, R Bruce [VerfasserIn]

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Atomic orbitals
Coordination polyhedra
F-block elements
Hybridization
Journal Article

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Date Completed 24.02.2021

Date Revised 24.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules25143113

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NLM312271751