Hydrocarbons







No discussion of molecular structure would be complete without illustrations of Hydrocarbons. Besides their own somewhat interesting structures they also provide links to  Sugars , Biological Molecules ,and Diamonds Silicon and Semiconductors . Not much stereo or 3D chemistry is involved with hydrocarbons but they suggest it.




 
Acetylene ( conventional model )          This illustrates  the ( hypothetical )  triple carbon bond .



Acetylene ( Harrison model )



Propane ( conventional model )


Propane ( Harrison model )


Butane ( conventional model )


Butane ( Harrison model )




 

Pentane ( conventional model )


Pentane ( Harrison model )


Hexane ( conventional model )


Hexane ( Harrison model )


Heptane (conventional model )


Heptane ( Harrison model )


Octane ( conventional model )


Octane ( Harrison model )

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Nonane ( conventional model )


Nonane ( Harrison model )



Decane ( conventional model )


Decane ( Harrison model )



Cyclopropane ( conventional model )


 
 
 

Cyclopropane ( Harrison model )











Cyclobutane ( conventional model )


 

Cyclobutane ( Harrison model )


 

Cyclopentane ( conventional model )


Cyclopentane ( Harrison model )




Spiropentane ( Harrison model )



Cyclohexane ( Harrison model )



Benzene segment (conventional model )

Benzene ( Harrison model )

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Napthlene ( conventional model )

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 

Napthlene ( Harrison model )




Cubane ( conventional model )

Cubane ( Harrison model )