Qualitative MO theory

Qualitative molecular orbital (MO) theory is a way of building up a simple picture of the molecular orbitals of a molecule using a few basic rules.

The ideas discussed in this section will allow you to make 'back-of-the-envelope' predictions and allow you to interpret the results from more sophisticated calculations.


 * 1) Atomic orbitals to molecular orbitals
 * 2) Molecular orbitals for H2O and CH2
 * 3) Symmetry tutorial
 * 4) MOs for methyl: CH3., CH3+, CH3-
 * 5) Walsh diagrams
 * 6) Qualitative MO theory comprehension test