Imagine that you could hold two atoms that are bonded together, twist them, and not change the bond length. Would it be easier to twist (rotate) around a single σ bond or around a double σ plus π bond, or would they be the same?

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Patricky

28 January, 14:27

Imagine that you could hold two atoms that are bonded together, twist them, and not change the bond length. Would it be easier to twist (rotate) around a single σ bond or around a double σ plus π bond, or would they be the same?

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Gunner Gibson · Answer 1

it is easier to rotate and single bond rather than a double bond made of a sigma bond and pi bond

Explanation:

Rotation around a single bond happens easily but it is very limited around a double bond because of the overlapping electron cloud above and below the imaginary axis between the two atoms.