Structure and Bonding

This chapter provides a review of material covered in general chemistry and an introduction to basic organic chemistry principles you will use throughout your studies of organic chemistry.  

  • the shapes and significance of atomic orbitals.
  • electron configurations and how they relate to bonds
  • valence bond and molecular orbital theory.
  • hybridization.
  • resonance
  • the structure and geometry of the compounds methane, ethane, ethylene, and acetylene.
Additional Reading

Chapter 1 McMurry