Planar Conformers
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Conformity
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2020
Conformity is the change in a person’s behavior to go along with the group, even if that person does not agree with the group. Asch’s Original Study Solomon Asch conducted several experiments in the 1950s to determine how people are affected by the thoughts and behaviors of other people. In one study, a group of participants was shown a series of printed line segments of different lengths: a, b, and c. Participants were then shown a fourth line segment: x. They were asked to identify which...
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Planar and Three-Dimensional Printing of Conductive Inks
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2011
Planar and three-dimensional printing of conductive metallic inks is described. Our approach provides new avenues for fabricating printed electronic, optoelectronic, and biomedical devices in unusual layouts at the microscale.
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A Minority of One: Conformity to Group Norms
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2023
Source: William Brady & Jay Van Bavel—New York University It is obvious that we are influenced by those around us, but in the early to mid 1900's, psychologists began to study how potent social influence can be on our thoughts and behaviors. Motivated in part by attempts to explain the behaviors of Nazi soldiers in World War II, one topic of considerable interest at the time in psychology was conformity, the phenomenon in which people match their attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs to group...
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Crystal Field Theory - Tetrahedral and Square Planar Complexes
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2020
Tetrahedral Complexes Crystal field theory (CFT) is applicable to molecules in geometries other than octahedral. In octahedral complexes, the lobes of the dx2−y2 and dz2 orbitals point directly at the ligands. For tetrahedral complexes, the d orbitals remain in place, but with only four ligands located between the axes. None of the orbitals points directly at the tetrahedral ligands. However, the dx2−y2 and dz2 orbitals (along the Cartesian axes) overlap with the ligands less than the dxy,...
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Spatial Separation of Molecular Conformers and Clusters
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2014
We present a technique that allows the spatial separation of different conformers or clusters present in a molecular beam. An electrostatic deflector is used to separate species by their mass-to-dipole moment ratio, leading to the production of gas-phase ensembles of a single conformer or cluster stoichiometry.
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Conjugation can favor a planar arrangement because it is an electronic interaction that restricts rotation and supports electron delocalization. When relevant atoms align, comparing that geometry with alternatives helps chemists assess whether electronic stabilization outweighs other structural influences. This relationship is useful for connecting molecular shape with reactivity, stability, and measurable properties.
Ring constraints can favor a restricted geometry by limiting how bonds rotate, while steric effects and other electronic interactions also shape the accessible arrangement. Their influence matters because planarity is not determined by a single factor. Considering these contributions together helps explain why a molecule adopts one conformer rather than a nonplanar alternative.
Planar and nonplanar conformers can differ in stability, electron delocalization, dipole moment, and spectroscopic behavior. These differences arise because changing the molecular arrangement changes how atoms and bonds participate in the overall electronic structure. Comparing the alternatives therefore provides a way to relate conformation to observed properties rather than treating shape as only a geometric feature.
Molecular modeling, diffraction methods, and spectroscopy provide complementary ways to evaluate planar conformers. Modeling allows candidate conformations to be compared, while diffraction and spectroscopic observations provide structural or behavior-related evidence. Using more than one approach helps relate an assumed geometry to measurable molecular properties and supports interpretations of reactivity and conformation.
Identifying the relevant conformation can clarify how molecular shape relates to reactivity and reaction mechanisms. Comparing planar and nonplanar alternatives shows whether differences in stability or electron delocalization may accompany the observed behavior. Structural evaluation therefore gives mechanistic interpretations a clearer connection to the geometry adopted by the molecule.
Planar conformers matter in organic-molecule design because molecular shape can influence stability, dipole moment, electron delocalization, and spectroscopic behavior. Evaluating these conformations helps researchers seek molecules with more predictable shape and function. The same analysis can also guide comparisons among candidate structures during modeling or when interpreting experimental observations.