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bonding of ClO3
« on: June 20, 2007, 11:21:57 PM »
2nd year inorganic doing structures and asked lecturer why it isn't likely for double bonds to occur in ClO3 and she seemed stuck.I proposed that once the octet has been satisfied (even tho pd 3 and below can go beyond octet) it becomes increasingly diffuicult to accept any more but she was still nonplussed.Any help be appreciated

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Re: bonding of ClO3
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2007, 04:35:09 AM »
I don't really know what your question is.

it seems that in most of those compounds the promotion energy is too high to have full double bonds. the lowest energy is with hyperconjugation (3 center 4 electron bonds). and their is only a slight d-character in the bonding orbitals.
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