Molecular Modeling Activities

Materials needed to use this module are:

(1)  PC or MacIntosh computers.  PC’s should be Pentium II or later with Windows 95, 98, or 2000.

(2)  "PCMODEL" from SerenaSoft installed.

(3)  Internet connection to web site Molecular modeling E&H . 

(4)  Support files installed on your local drive.  To download these files, click Support files to access ftp site.  When connected, right click on the "Support files" folder, choose "Copy To Folder" and select your local drive, directory to download. Go to this folder when files are asked for in the exercises.

        A. 1,2-Dichloroethene

        B. Conformations of Alkanes

             1. Ethane

             2.  1,2-dichloroethane

             3. Butane

        C. Cycloalkanes

             1. Flat cycloalkanes

             2. Cyclopropane

             3. Cyclobutane

             4. Cyclopentane

             5. Cyclohexane

        D. Cyclohexane conformations

        E. Cyclohexane - Axial and Equatorial positions

        F. Monosubstituted Cyclohexanes

        G. Disubstituted Cyclohexanes

        H. Local and Global Minima

        I.   Biomolecules

        J. Structural Isomers or Identical molecules 

Dr. Ambrose Leong

Chemistry Department

Emory & Henry College

Emory, VA  24327

email: aleong@ehc.edu
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Revised: September 10, 2002 .