First MO of Benzene ·The first MO of all bonding benzene is entirely bonding with no nodes. ·It has very low energy because it has six bonding interactions and the electrons are delocalized over all Copyright2010 Pearson Prentce Hall,Ine six carbon atoms. Chapter 16 13Chapter 16 13 First MO of Benzene • The first MO of benzene is entirely bonding with no nodes. • It has very low energy because it has six bonding interactions and the electrons are delocalized over all six carbon atoms