Conformation
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| - | Conformation describes the | + | Conformation describes the shape a molecule has at a given time due to free rotation around single bonds. Different conformations of a molecule will be more common or less common depending on the interactions of the atoms in these different conformations. Different conformations will have distinct sets of torsion angles, which quantitatively describe the rotation around a bond. |
==Example: Pentane== | ==Example: Pentane== | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 30 September 2020
Conformation describes the shape a molecule has at a given time due to free rotation around single bonds. Different conformations of a molecule will be more common or less common depending on the interactions of the atoms in these different conformations. Different conformations will have distinct sets of torsion angles, which quantitatively describe the rotation around a bond.
Example: Pentane
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