November 09, 2024, 10:11:56 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: Drawing energy diagrams?  (Read 4732 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline polydamas

  • Very New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
Drawing energy diagrams?
« on: December 04, 2009, 05:21:21 PM »
Hello,

How do you draw energy diagrams?
Question 15.29 of McMurry:
"Draw an energy diagram of the cyclopropenyl system (C3H3)."

I have the answer, but can't figure out where it came from.

Thanks

Offline stewie griffin

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 384
  • Mole Snacks: +61/-7
Re: Drawing energy diagrams?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 07:51:58 PM »
I vaguely remember something about Frost diagrams being a way to "cheat" and simplify the problem. Perhaps that may be of some help  ???
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/nbauld/teach/ch610bnotes/ch19/circlemnemonic.htm

Offline Ulfsaar

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 26
  • Mole Snacks: +2/-0
Re: Drawing energy diagrams?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2009, 05:18:10 AM »
Wow!That's a good idea of the Frost's method,i have seen it in my textbook but i don't know why it can be related to the polygon?

Sponsored Links