MOTIF-Z • interactive • organic

aspirin (2-acetyloxybenzoic acid) C₉H₈O₄

Explore the molecular landscape with Jmol, an interactive Java molecular visualization plugin. To help your viewing experience, practice a few basic techniques before trying to solve more diffcult problems:

Jmol allows you to view the atom-to-atom connections in a molecule; it shows the accurate bond distances and angles, but does not distinguish between single and multiple bonds. You will have to use your knowledge of chemical bonding to evaluate the actual bond type(s) on a specific atom. Try your hand at the following entrées: