Structure and Bonding in Organic Chemistry Electron Configurations Lewis Dot Structures Hybridization Orbital depictions
Organic Chemist’s Periodic Table
Molecular Model of Aspirin
Nucleus is a Tiny Fraction of the Volume of an Atom
Orbitals are Probabilities
Electron Configurations
Ground State Electron Configurations
The p Orbital
px, py, pz
Bonding in H2 Sigma (s) Bond
Energy Released When Bond Forms
Electron Configuration of Carbon
In Ground State 2 bonding sites, 1 lone pair
Lewis Dot Structure of Methane
sp3 Hybridization 4 Regions of electron Density
Hybridization of 1 s and 3 p Orbitals – sp3
sp3 is Tetrahedral Geometry Methane
Methane Representations
All Have the Same Geometry All Have 4 Regions of Electron Density
Tetrahedral Geometry
Ammonia Tetrahedral Geometry Pyramidal Shape
Orbital Depiction of Ethane, C2H6 , the s bond
Depictions of 2-Methylbutane
Bonding Characteristics of Period 2 Elements
“Saturated” with Hydrogen
A Model of a Saturated Hydrocarbon
sp2 Hybridization 3 Regions of Electron Density
Hybridization of 1 s and 2 p Orbitals – sp2
An sp2 Hybridized Atom
The p bond Overlap of 2 parallel p Orbitals
Ethylene CH2=CH2
Views of Ethylene, C2H4
Ethylene
Formaldehyde
sp Hybridization 2 Regions of Electron Density
The sp Orbital
Acetylene, C2H2, 1 s bond 2 perpendicular p bonds
Drawing Structures
Octane Representations
Condensed Formulas
Line-Angle Structures are Often Used as a Short-hand
Line-Angle Structures
Line-Angle structure Superimposed on Lewis Structure
Double Bonds are Shown
For Cyclic Structures, Draw the Corresponding Polygon
Drawing Clear Structures
Structures take Cues from Models
Some Steroids
Benzene can be drawn as one of two resonance structures
Some Line-Angle Structures