From the molecular orbital perspective, explain what frontier orbitals are involved in the reaction CH3I + Br(-) -> CH3Br + I(-) and why C-I bond will be broken. Comment on the distances observed below and tie them into the explanation. reaction complex at start distance between C and Br(-): 2.737A, bond length C-I: 2.146A transition state distance between C and Br(-): 2.696A, bond length C-I: 2.577A

From the molecular orbital perspective, explain what frontier orbitals are involved in the reaction CH3I + Br(-) -> CH3Br + I(-) and why C-I bond will be broken. Comment on the distances observed below and tie them into the explanation. reaction complex at start distance between C and Br(-): 2.737A, bond length C-I: 2.146A transition state distance between C and Br(-): 2.696A, bond length C-I: 2.577A

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