Consider a molecule of acetone cyanohydrin, shown below. What is the hybridization and molecular geometry at CA, CB, and O? (b) For Carbon B (CB) and nitrogen (N), draw orbital energy diagrams showing the orbitals involved in bonding after hybridization. Be sure to fill the orbitals appropriately with valence electrons. c) In your diagrams in part (b), which orbitals are involved in sigma and pi bonding? Orbitals Involved in Sigma Bonding Orbitals Involved in Pi Bonding 2p sp
a) Consider a molecule of acetone cyanohydrin, shown below. What is the hybridization and
molecular geometry at CA, CB, and O?
(b) For Carbon B (CB) and nitrogen (N), draw orbital energy diagrams showing the orbitals
involved in bonding after hybridization. Be sure to fill the orbitals appropriately with valence
electrons.
c) In your diagrams in part (b), which orbitals are involved in sigma and pi bonding?
Orbitals Involved in Sigma Bonding Orbitals Involved in Pi Bonding
| 2p | sp | sp2 | sp3 | 2p | sp | sp2 | sp3 |
(d) In a sample containing many molecules of acetone cyanohydrin (and no other substances),
what type(s) of intermolecular forces could be present? Choose all that apply.
Covalent Bonds Hydrogen Bonds Dipole-Dipole Forces London Dispersion Forces
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