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16. Conjugated Systems - Part 1 of 3

16. Conjugated Systems - Part 1 of 3

16. Conjugated Systems / Conjugation Chemistry / Problem 7

For the molecular orbitals of 1,3,5-hexatriene, determine how the HOMO and LUMO and the symmetric and antisymmetric orbitals are related.

ANSWERS OPTIONS

A

The LUMO is antisymmetric when the HOMO is symmetric.

B

The LUMO is symmetric when the HOMO is antisymmetric.

C

The LUMO is symmetric when the HOMO is antisymmetric, and vice versa.

D

HOMO and LUMO are both symmetric.

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