Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) (University of Sheffield)
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Assumptions about bonding
Common geometries
How to predict the geometry
Examples of calculations
CH
4
NH
3
H
2
O
BF
3
H
3
N-BF
3
[PF
6
]
-
[AsPh
4
]
+
Propene
SF
3
N
Isomers
ClF
3
More on 'multiple' bonds
[ClO
4
]
-
[MeCO
2
]
-
Unpaired electrons
NO
2
More than six electron pairs
d-block systems
Exercises