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2 March, 16:09

What kind of orbital is occupied by the lone pair electrons in caffeine molecule?

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  1. 2 March, 16:31
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    The middle nitrogen has two sigma bonds and one pi bond. You know that one p orbital is used in the double bond and two sp2 orbitals are involved in the sigma bond. This leaves one sp2 orbital for the lone pair to occupy.
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