Understanding Chemistry

 

ORGANIC BONDING MENU

 

Electronic structure and orbitals . . .

An introduction to the arrangement of electrons in atoms - leading to the modern electronic structures of carbon and hydrogen.

Bonding in methane . . .

Covers bonding in methane and ethane, including a simple look at hybridisation.

Bonding in ethene . . .

Covers bonding in ethene, including a simple look at hybridisation.

Bonding in ethyne (acetylene). . .

Looks at the formation of a carbon-carbon triple bond. (If you aren't happy about bonding in ethene, read that first!)

Bonding in benzene - the Kekulé structure . . .

A description of the Kekulé structure for benzene and the reasons (including hydrogenation energies) why it isn't satisfactory.

Bonding in benzene - a modern orbital view . . .

Covers a modern view of the bonding in benzene, including a simple look at hybridisation.

Bonding in carbonyl compounds . . .

Describes the carbon-oxygen double bond in methanal (including a simple look at hybridisation), but applies equally to other aldehydes and ketones like ethanal and propanone.

Electronegativity . . .

An introduction to electronegativity as it applies to organic chemistry, including its causes. Bond polarity.



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