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STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
• Complete, Condensed and Bond-line Structural Formulas
The Lewis structures can be simplified by representing the two-
electron covalent bond by a dash (–). Such a structural formula focuses
on the electrons involved in bond formation.
A single dash represents a single bond, double dash is used for double
bond and a triple dash represents triple bond.
Lone pairs of electrons on heteroatoms (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur,
halogens etc.) may or may not be shown. Thus, ethane (C2H6), ethene
(C2H4), ethyne (C2H2) and methanol (CH3OH) can be represented by
the following structural formulas. Such structural representations are
called complete structural formulas. DRAW OPEN FULL STRUCTURES
• These structural formulas can be further abbreviated by omitting
some or all of the dashes representing covalent bonds and by
indicating the number of identical groups attached to an atom by a
subscript. The resulting expression of the compound is called a
condensed structural formula. Thus, propane, butene, ethyne and
pentanol can be written as:
• CH3CH3 H2C=CH2 HCºCH CH3OH
• Ethane Ethene Ethyne Methanol
• Similarly, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 can be further
condensed to CH3(CH2)6CH3.
Another way of representing the structures, in which only lines are used. In this bond-line structural
representation of organic compounds, carbon and hydrogen atoms are not shown and the lines
representing carbon-carbon bonds are drawn in a zig-zag fashion. The only atoms specifically
written are oxygen, chlorine, nitrogen etc. The terminals denote methyl (–CH3) groups (unless
indicated otherwise by a functional group), while the line junctions denote carbon atoms bonded to
appropriate number of hydrogens required to satisfy the valency of the carbon atoms. Some of the
examples are represented as follows:
• (i) 3-Methyloctane can be represented in various forms as
• Various ways of representing 2-bromo butane are:
• 2-hexene or hex-2-ene, 2 bromo, 4-chloro pentane
• In cyclic compounds, the bond-line formulas may be given as follows:
Molecular Models
Molecular models are physical devices that are used for a better visualisation and perception of three-
dimensional shapes of organic molecules. These are made of wood, plastic or metal and are commercially
available. Commonly three types of molecular models are used: (1) Framework model, only bonds shown
emphasizes the pattern of bonds
of a molecule while ignoring the size of atoms. (2)Ball-and-stick model, Compounds containing C=C (e.g.,
ethene) can
best be represented by using springs in place of sticks. and (3) Space filling model- emphasises the relative
size of each atom based on its van der Waals radius. Bonds are not shown in this model. It conveys the
volume occupied by each atom in the molecule. In addition to these models, computer graphics can also be

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Structural representation of organic compounds

  • 1. STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS • Complete, Condensed and Bond-line Structural Formulas The Lewis structures can be simplified by representing the two- electron covalent bond by a dash (–). Such a structural formula focuses on the electrons involved in bond formation. A single dash represents a single bond, double dash is used for double bond and a triple dash represents triple bond. Lone pairs of electrons on heteroatoms (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, halogens etc.) may or may not be shown. Thus, ethane (C2H6), ethene (C2H4), ethyne (C2H2) and methanol (CH3OH) can be represented by the following structural formulas. Such structural representations are called complete structural formulas. DRAW OPEN FULL STRUCTURES
  • 2. • These structural formulas can be further abbreviated by omitting some or all of the dashes representing covalent bonds and by indicating the number of identical groups attached to an atom by a subscript. The resulting expression of the compound is called a condensed structural formula. Thus, propane, butene, ethyne and pentanol can be written as: • CH3CH3 H2C=CH2 HCºCH CH3OH • Ethane Ethene Ethyne Methanol • Similarly, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 can be further condensed to CH3(CH2)6CH3.
  • 3. Another way of representing the structures, in which only lines are used. In this bond-line structural representation of organic compounds, carbon and hydrogen atoms are not shown and the lines representing carbon-carbon bonds are drawn in a zig-zag fashion. The only atoms specifically written are oxygen, chlorine, nitrogen etc. The terminals denote methyl (–CH3) groups (unless indicated otherwise by a functional group), while the line junctions denote carbon atoms bonded to appropriate number of hydrogens required to satisfy the valency of the carbon atoms. Some of the examples are represented as follows: • (i) 3-Methyloctane can be represented in various forms as • Various ways of representing 2-bromo butane are: • 2-hexene or hex-2-ene, 2 bromo, 4-chloro pentane • In cyclic compounds, the bond-line formulas may be given as follows:
  • 4. Molecular Models Molecular models are physical devices that are used for a better visualisation and perception of three- dimensional shapes of organic molecules. These are made of wood, plastic or metal and are commercially available. Commonly three types of molecular models are used: (1) Framework model, only bonds shown emphasizes the pattern of bonds of a molecule while ignoring the size of atoms. (2)Ball-and-stick model, Compounds containing C=C (e.g., ethene) can best be represented by using springs in place of sticks. and (3) Space filling model- emphasises the relative size of each atom based on its van der Waals radius. Bonds are not shown in this model. It conveys the volume occupied by each atom in the molecule. In addition to these models, computer graphics can also be