Conformation

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Conformation describes the shapes a molecule can have due to free rotation around single bonds. Depending on the interactions of the atoms in different conformations of a molecule, some will be common (lower energy) and some will be rare (higher energy).

Example: Pentane

Caption for this structure

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See also

Tutorial:Ramachandran principle and phi psi angles

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