Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780393663556
Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.13YT
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To review the percent s character in each of the hybrid AOs in the figure and to write the percentage of the appropriate AO.

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The s character of the orbital increases going from sp3 to sp2 to sp. A 2s AO is more compact than a 2p AO, so the hybrid AO becomes more compact as the s character increases. With a shorter hybrid AO, bonds made from it must also be shorter in order to maintain sufficient orbital overlap.

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