Question

Pairs of these entities with comparable symmetry move energy from the lower to the higher energy counterpart via mixing. These entities are designated ungerade (“OON-gur-ah-duh”) if they are antisymmetric with respect to inversion. The Hückel method calculates (-5[1])the energies (-5[1])of these constructs, which are arranged in a polygon in the (*) Frost circle mnemonic for determining aromaticity. Kenichi Fukui pioneered predicting reactivity based on the frontier examples of these (10[1])entities, which are the HOMO and LUMO. These entities can be approximated as linear combinations (10[1])of their atomic counterparts. For 10 points, name these functions which describe the location of an electron in a molecule. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: molecular orbitals [accept MOs until “HOMO”; prompt on orbitals]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Darryl WangRochester ARochester C35-5
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester B37-5
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Wind6610
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell Earth8110
Srujamya SampathiRochester BCornell Fire1020
Rohan NanduriRochester CRochester A10210

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y475%0%50%83.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y875%50%25%55.50