Lecture 2: Qualitative Molecular Orbital Theory Announcements:

Organic Journal Club (OJC) today (Thursdays @ 12:30pm, 219 BRL). •Seminar Friday: Prof. Max Royzen, SUNY-Albany•

"Intravaneous Oxygen" 219 BRL, 4pm

Problem Set 2 due Thurs, 9/7/17 in lecture (posted on course website) • Today:

Qualitative Molecular Orbital Theory•Methane's molecular orbitals◦Practice Problem: Why isn't methane square planar?◦QMOT of more complicated molecules: formaldehyde◦

Huckel Molecular Orbital Theory for Conjugated π-Systems •