A conjugated hydrocarbon has an alternation of double and single bonds. Draw the molecular orbitals of the

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A conjugated hydrocarbon has an alternation of double and single bonds. Draw the molecular orbitals of the π system of 1,3,5-hexatriene. If the energy required to excite an electron from the HOMO to the LUMO corresponds to a wavelength of 256 nm, do you expect the wavelength for the corresponding excitation in 1,3,5,7-octatetraene to be a longer or shorter wavelength?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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