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Dr. Glaser's Visualization Center
To accompany Bruice, Organic Chemistry, 3/e, Chapter 2

Theme Molecule Name Chemical Formula
Conformations of Alkanes ethane, staggered (S) H3C-CH3, staggered
Conformations of Alkanes ethane, eclipsed (S) H3C-CH3, eclipsed
Conformations of Alkanes butane, staggered, anti (S) H3C-CH2-CH2-CH3, staggered, anti
Conformations of Alkanes butane, staggered, gauche (S) H3C-CH2-CH2-CH3, staggered, gauche
Structures of Cycloalkanes cyclopropane (S) (CH2)3
Structures of Cycloalkanes cyclobutane (S) (CH2)4
Structures of Cycloalkanes cyclopentane (S) (CH2)5
Structures of Cycloalkanes cyclohexane, chair (S) (CH2)6, chair
Structures of Cycloalkanes cyclohexane, twist-boat (S) (CH2)6, twist-boat
Hydrogen Bonding water, monomer (S) H2O, monomer
Hydrogen Bonding water, dimer (S) H2O, dimer
Hydrogen Bonding water, trimer (S) H2O, trimer
Hydrogen Bonding ammonia, monomer (S) NH3, monomer
Hydrogen Bonding ammonia, dimer (S) NH3, dimer
Hydrogen Bonding ammonia, trimer (S) NH3, trimer

[a] All structures were optimized at correlated level MP2(full)/6-31G*.