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How is the iron in heme hybridized?
L83201 replied to L83201's topic in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Yes I also decided the answer was more complicated than I thought. I was talking about the iron with the oxygen molecule present. -
My Biochemistry teacher said it was a sp2d hybridization, then I read somewhere it was a sp2d3 hybridization instead. I know there are six coordination bonds, but which kinds of orbitals are part of those bonds? Also, how does the hybridization take place in this case? I'm very confused. If anyone could clarify this, I'd be very grateful. Thanks.