CHEM 2P30: Assignment 6 Constructing SALCS
Using the two steps outlined below, determine the symmetries of the four-
fluorine p-orbitals that form the sigma bonding framework in square planar
(Dan) XeF.
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1) Generate the reducible representation for this basis,
2) Reduce the representation into the component irreducible representations
in the point group
3) Identify the symmetries of the valence orbitals on Xe.
4) What interactions are expected between the Xe valence orbitals and the
SALCS? Indicate clearly bonding and non-bonding interactions,