Although sp3 Hybridization is Not Found for the Carbon in Methane Nor in Isoelectronically Related Species, the Concept of Hybridization is Still Useful and Powerful
摘要
A brief history of the development and utility of hybridizationHybridization theory and valence bond theoryValence bond theory is presented. Qualitative reasons and a simple mathematical model are offered as to why the assertion of sp3 hybridizationSp-hybridization in methane and isoelectronicIsoelectronic species is not correct. Nonetheless, we acknowledge that simple hybridization is a convenient way when looking at the bonding in molecules.