Re: resonance



Grüß Dich, Monika,


> Whenever you find a fact that can be explained in terms of MO theory but not
> in terms of VB or vice versa, its worth looking into the literature, as
> probably the conflict has long ago been resolved. If not, you have to work
> it out yourself and write a paper.


But there is no conflict. If you're looking for some intuition into the
electronic behavior of organic molecules, particularly conjugated ones,
then Dewar's PMO method wins hands down. Now is the time to declare
Pauling's theory officially dead. I also challenge VB enthusiasts to
produce a patch for Pauling's theory to improve it without requiring
recourse to a computer.

Cheers,

Zigoteau.

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