Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Learn the difference between conformation and isomers in organic chemistry. No cats were harmed during the making of this video.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:09 Using cat drawings to explain conformations and isomers
1:10 Using molecular models to show 2 conformations of butane (C4H10)
1:51 Rearranging the butane molecular model into an isomer, 2-methylpropane (C4H10)
2:53 Using molecular models to show 2-butene isomers (cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene, C4H8)
3:59 Using molecular models to show that ring (cyclic) structures hinder free rotation of single bonds
4:23 Drawing line structures of the molecules shown with molecular models

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