Organic Chemistry
Module 3

Table of Contents

PPT Slide

Introduction

Introduction

Covalent bonds

Lewis structures

Lewis structures

Why is carbon special

Multiple bonds

Carbon containing
compounds

Tetrahedral carbon

VSEPR

sp3 hybridization

sp3 hybridization

sp3 hybridization

sp3 Hybridization
Animation 

Tetrahedral bonding

Sigma (_) bonds

Sigma (_) bond
formation

Other representations

Other representations

CóC bond formation
in Ethane

Ethane

Ethane

Propane

Propane

Butane

Butane

Bonding to other atoms

Bonding to other atoms

sp2 Hybridization
Double bond formation

sp2 Hybridization

sp2 Hybridization

Trigonal planar carbon

Pi (_) bonding
Ethylene

Pi (_) bonding
Ethene

Pi (_) bonding
Ethene animation

Pi (_) bonding
(theoretical approach)

Ethylene

Ethylene

Ethylene

sp Hybridization
Alkyne formation

sp Hybridization

sp Hybridization

sp hybridised carbon

Triple bonding in
Ethyne

Pi (_) bonding
in Ethyne

Ethyne (acetylene)

Bond length?strength
CC bonds

A chemistís shorthand

A chemistís shorthand
for ethane (C2H6)

A chemistís shorthand
for pentane (C5H12)

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These slides are not animated as they are in lectures. Animated molecules are presented as pictures. This material may only be reproduced with express approval of the author. 
 
 

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