Name: frost circle for pi orbital energies
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Il metodo del cerchio di ghiaccio o poligono inscritto è un metodo grafico basato sulla regola di Hückel per determinare il numero e le energie relative dei π orbitali molecolari di sistemi planari, monociclici e coniugati.
Un cerchio di Frost viene disegnato inscrivendo un poligono, che rappresenta il composto ciclico, all'interno di un cerchio con uno dei vertici rivolto verso il basso.
Le intersezioni in cui il cerchio tocca il poligono sono contrassegnate da brevi linee orizzontali che rappresentano il numero e le energie relative di π orbitali molecolari.
Successivamente, viene tracciata una linea orizzontale tratteggiata attraverso il centro del cerchio, dividendo in due il poligono. Questa linea rappresenta l'energia degli orbitali p partecipanti.
Tutti gli orbitali molecolari con energie al di sotto di questa linea sono di legame, quelli al di sopra della linea sono antilegami e quelli sulla linea sono orbitali molecolari di non legame.
Infine, i π elettroni vengono aggiunti ai livelli di energia secondo la regola di Hund e il principio di esclusione di Pauli.

diagramma delle regole di hückel di mo π: cerchio di frost

H&uuml;ckel's Rule Diagram of &pi; MOs: Frost Circle

Il metodo del cerchio di Frost o del poligono inscritto è un metodo grafico per determinare le energie relative degli orbitali molecolari π (MO) per composti planari, completamente coniugati e monociclici. Questo metodo fu descritto per la prima volta da A. A. Frost e Boris Musulin nel 1953.

Un cerchio di Frost viene costruito disegnando un poligono il cui numero di bordi è uguale al numero di atomi di carbonio del sistema ciclico dato, con uno dei vertici rivolto verso il basso. Quindi, viene disegnato un cerchio che racchiude il poligono in modo che tutti i suoi vertici tocchino il cerchio. I punti in cui il cerchio tocca il poligono sono contrassegnati da brevi linee orizzontali, che rappresentano i livelli energetici degli orbitali molecolari π.

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Successivamente, viene tracciata una linea orizzontale tratteggiata attraverso il centro del cerchio, dividendo in due il poligono. I livelli di energia sotto questa linea rappresentano gli orbitali molecolari di legame, quelli sopra questa linea rappresentano gli orbitali molecolari di antilegame. I livelli di energia sulla linea rappresentano orbitali molecolari di non legame, con l'energia pari agli orbitali p da cui si formano gli orbitali molecolari.

Infine, gli elettroni π vengono aggiunti ai livelli energetici partendo dal più basso e procedendo verso l'alto. Gli orbitali degeneri vengono riempiti prima con un singolo elettrone e poi accoppiati con un altro elettrone se disponibile, seguendo il principio di esclusione di Pauli e le regole di Hund.

Diagramma delle regole di Hückel di MO π: Cerchio di Frost

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frost circle for pi orbital energies

The Frost circle is a graphical method for showing the relative energies of pi molecular orbitals in planar, fully conjugated, monocyclic compounds. It is also called the inscribed polygon method. A. A. Frost and Boris Musulin first described this method in 1953.

To build a Frost circle, draw a polygon with the same number of edges as the number of carbons in the cyclic system. Place one vertex pointing downward. Then draw a circle around the polygon so that every vertex touches the circle. Mark the touch points with short horizontal lines. These lines show the energy levels of the pi molecular orbitals.

Next, draw a dashed horizontal line through the center of the circle. This line divides the energy levels into bonding, non-bonding, and antibonding orbitals. Levels below the line are bonding molecular orbitals. Levels above the line are antibonding molecular orbitals. The levels on the line are non-bonding molecular orbitals, and they have the same energy as the p orbitals that form them.

Finally, place the pi electrons into the energy levels from lowest to highest. If two orbitals have the same energy, they are degenerate orbitals. Fill each degenerate orbital with one electron first, then pair the electrons if more are available. This follows Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rules.

Frost Circle for Pi Orbital Energies

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h&uuml;ckel's rule diagram of &pi; mos: frost circle

The Frost circle is a graphical method for showing the relative energies of pi molecular orbitals in planar, fully conjugated, monocyclic compounds. It is also called the inscribed polygon method. A. A. Frost and Boris Musulin first described this method in 1953. To build a Frost circle, draw a polygon with the same number of edges as the number of carbons in the cyclic system. Place one vertex pointing downward. Then draw a circle around the polygon so that every vertex touches the circle.

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Learn how the Frost circle maps pi molecular orbital energies in planar conjugated rings, from drawing the polygon to filling bonding, non-bonding, and antibonding levels.

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Frost Circle for Pi Orbital Energies

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