Organic Chemistry Animations Introduction

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Welcome to the Introductory Page

This site contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic reactions covered during an undergraduate degree.

Each page contains some information about the reaction, followed by an interactive reaction scheme similar to the one below.

By clicking on the appropriate parts of the scheme and rotating the structures in 3D, you can explore the characteristics of the reaction and discover how the molecules interact with one another.

Use the example below to familiarise yourself with the layout of the pages.

Use your scroll wheel to enlarge and shrink the models, right clicking the mouse (Control-click MacOS) over the resizeable Jmol screen will give additional options and features that can be explored for the reaction.

To navigate your way to the required page, simply use the menu. Select the type of reaction you are looking for and then choose from the given list or use the Search function.

On some of the pages there may be additional buttons below the Jmol applet which are available for that particular reaction.