Sigma and Pi Bonds

[Andrew F 2L]

To my understanding, Sigma bonds are between single bonds and are able to rotate and Pi bonds are the bonds after the first bond of a sigma bond and cannot rotate. Do we need to know anything else for these types of bonds?

[Jason Wu 1E]

Not sure if we need to know this: but I think when reactions occur and bond breaks, the pi bonds break first before the sigma bonds and sigma bonds form before pi bonds when bonds form.

[Jessica Tran_3K]

I think that's all we should know

[Jielena_Bragasin2G]

Pi bonds interact by laying side by side whereas sigma bonds interact end to end. Sigma bonds look like a cylinder, having cylindrical symmetry around the internuclear axis while pi bonds look like two lobes on one side of the internuclear axis.

[Liliana Aguas 3G]

Yes, we should just know that and how they interact as mentioned above. And how to show their interaction on a molecule.

[Nicholas_Gladkov_2J]

To my understanding, Sigma bonds are between single bonds and are able to rotate and Pi bonds are the bonds after the first bond of a sigma bond and cannot rotate. Do we need to know anything else for these types of bonds?

Regarding sigma and pi bonds I think that the most important things to know is that sigma bonds are present in single bonds, and pi bonds and sigma bonds are present for double bonds, and for triple bonds, two pi bonds and one sigma bond. Also, regarding pi bonds, orbitals overlap side by side, and are rigid, compared to single bonds in sigma bonds.

[Bradley Whitworth 4B]

That's the main idea; I'd know how to count both in a molecule and know which breaks first (pi).

[pauline young 1L]

i think we just have to know how to count them, know which one is stronger, and their different interactions with the internuclear axis