dttom Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 My question is short, how are the normal modes of stretching of C-H bonds in benzene look like? I think there are 12 of them, my thinking is: 1) s orbital of H interact with sp2 orbital of C 2) there are 6 pairs of them 3) each pair can either exist in bonding or antibonding so (A for antibonding; B for bonding): a) BBBBBB b) BBBBBA c) BBBBAA d) BBBABA e) BBABBA f) BBBAAA g) BABABA h) AAAABB i) AAABAB j) AABAAB k) AAAAAB l) AAAAAA I don't know why, but I think this thinking is wrong, please point it out and illustrate how can I figure out the number of normal mode and how they are look like when a certain molecular is given. Thanks.
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