Preferred Label : antibonding molecular orbital;
IUPAC acronym : MO;
IUPAC definition : The molecular orbital whose occupation by electrons decreases the total bonding (as
usual, increases the total energy) of a molecule. The energy level of an antibonding
MO lies higher than the average of the valence atomic orbitals of the atoms constituting
the molecule.;
Origin ID : AT06988;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
See also
The molecular orbital whose occupation by electrons decreases the total bonding (as
usual, increases the total energy) of a molecule. The energy level of an antibonding
MO lies higher than the average of the valence atomic orbitals of the atoms constituting
the molecule.