Molecular Modeling

J. Flint Baumwirt
Granada Hills Charter High School/CSUN Math,
Science and Technology Magnet

Examination of the Structure and Functional Groups
of Simple Organic Compounds
(a work in progress)

Observe that neither the names, formulas, structural diagrams nor the condensed structural formulas convey information about the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms.

Simple Alkanes:

Methane CH4

CH4

Ethane C2H6

CH3CH3

Propane C3H8

CH3CH2CH3

Butane C4H10

CH3CH2CH2CH3



Simple Alcohols:

Methanol CH3OH

CH3OH

Ethanol C2H5OH

CH3CH2OH

Propanol C3H7OH

CH3CH2CH2OH

Butanol C4H9OH

CH3CH2CH2CH2OH




 



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