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Molecular Orbital Theory and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry: Study Guide

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Molecular Orbitals

  • Sigma bond vs. pi bond, which is stronger?
    03:25
  • What’s the difference between sigma and pi bonds?
    02:19
  • What’s the difference between atomic and molecular orbitals?
    11:25

HOMO LUMO

  • HOMO vs. LUMO
    02:35

Orbital Diagram:3-atoms- Allylic Ions

  • Orbital Diagram
    04:39
  • Explaining Resonance through MO Theory
    06:27

Orbital Diagram:4-atoms- 1,3-butadiene

  • Alternative MO Notation for Dienes
    06:20
  • Drawing MO Diagram for Dienes
    04:43

Orbital Diagram:5-atoms- Allylic Ions

  • Drawing MO Diagram
    08:12

Orbital Diagram:6-atoms- 1,3,5-hexatriene

  • Drawing MO Diagrams
    13:25

Orbital Diagram:Excited States

  • Ground vs. Excited States
    03:08

Reaction Mechanism

  • How to tell if charged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:39
  • Nucleophile or Electrophile
    01:49
  • How to tell if uncharged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:48

Carbocation Stability

  • Determining Carbocation Stability
    05:58
  • Predicting the most stable carbocation
    01:21

Acids and Bases

  • Lewis vs. Bronsted-Lowry Definition
    07:46
  • The Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases.
    00:54
  • Equilibrium constant and conjugates.
    02:11

pKa

  • Identifying pKa values
    07:45
  • The 12 pKa values you want to memorize (because they are important!).
    09:36