Dogs Explain Molecular Conformations

Dogs Explain Molecular Conformations
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Whoever created this organic chemistry textbook deserves a Nobel Prize in educational illustrations! Using dogs to explain molecular conformations is pure genius. The stable conformation dog stands normally while the unstable one is doing a ridiculous headstand—exactly how molecules behave when they're energetically unfavorable! And those different configurations with backward-facing dog heads? Perfect representation of how cis-trans isomers have different spatial arrangements but can't convert without breaking bonds. Chemistry students everywhere are simultaneously learning and questioning their sanity. Next chapter probably explains reaction mechanisms with cats knocking things off tables.

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