Chemistry 5

Chemistry Level 2

Hyperconjugation involves overlap of which of the following orbitals?

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σ − p \sigma - p p − p p- p π − π \pi-\pi σ − σ \sigma - \sigma

Akhil Bansal by Akhil Bansal , 22, India

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Tushar Kaushik
Sep 20, 2015

Pi and sigma bond are bonds not orbitals

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Well, the electrons in the sigma-bonded orbital are partially delocalised over the p orbital as well. Hyperconjugation is generally called a sigma-p overlap.

Raj Magesh - 5 years, 8 months ago

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