Chemistry gets complex very rapidly. Consider the formula CH3NO as the topic for a tutorial in introductory chemistry. I challenge my group (of about 8 students) to draw as many different molecules as they can using exactly those atoms. I imply that perhaps each of them might find a different structure; this normally brings disbelieving expressions to their faces.
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Combichem: an introductory example of the complexity of chemistry
Sunday, December 19th, 2010Tags:/RT, anomeric effects, arrow pushing, configurational isomer, conformational somer, double bond equivalent, electron octet, entwined systems, free energy barrier, Jan Jensen, optical isomerism, pericyclic reaction, resonance isomer, stereochemical, stereoelectronic, tautomers
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