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Chemical Topology: The Ins and Outs of Molecular Structure
Dennis K. Mitchell
Los Angeles City College, 855 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Jean-Claude Chambron
Laboratoire de Chimie Organo-Minerale, Faculte de Chimie, 1 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000 Strasbourg, France

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December 1995
Vol. 72 No. 12
p. 1059
Abstract
Chemical topology considers the consequences of treating molecules as completely flexible objects. When molecular rigidity is no longer a factor, changes occur in how one thinks of molecular structure. This paper discusses some of the consequences of this change in thought. The graph of a molecule (its two-dimensional representation on a plane), the connectivity of its atoms, the molecule's isomeric characteristics, especially chirality, and the other effects of complete flexibility are covered. In addition, simple classroom demonstrations of the concepts are given.
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 Mitchell, Dennis K.; Chambron, Jean-Claude. J. Chem. Educ. 1995 72 1059.
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