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Bond Line Structure

Sandhya Kille^{* *}Correspondence: Sandhya Kille, Department of Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, Email:

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Brief Report

BRIEF REPORT

Bond line notation is a convention used by organic chemists to represent molecular structures. A bond between two atoms is depicted as a line in this manner. The bound atoms' positions are represented by the line's ends. Only non-carbon and non-hydrogen atoms are specifically depicted.

What is a bond line, often known as a bond line? The bond line of a material refers to the point at which it comes into touch with other components, notably when sandwiched between them. The thickness of a bond line is usually the most crucial feature.

Bond line notation is a convention used by organic chemists to represent molecular structures. A bond between two atoms is depicted as a line in this manner. The bound atoms' positions are represented by the line's ends. Only non-carbon and non-hydrogen atoms are specifically depicted.

Bond-line formula (also known as skeletal structure or skeletal formula): Covalent bonds are represented by one line for each level of bond order in this representation of molecular structure.

This formula has a lot of bonds and lines, and they often seem like zig-zag lines because of the common (more stable) links that atoms make in molecules. Because it's not always evident if the non-carbon atom is surrounded by lone pairs or hydrogens, this is done.

Structures with bond-lines

The necessity for a much greater visualisation and comprehension of molecular structures is one of the key differences between Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry. The Bond-Line (Zig-zag) structures are the most common form of expressing organic compounds. This is why the ability to convert Lewis and condensed structures to bond-line representation is so important.

Creating a bond-line from a condensed structure

Let's imagine you need to turn the condensed structure below into a bond-line structure:

1) Count all of the atoms (excluding the Hs).
    Counting atoms will greatly assist you in performing any transformation in Organic Chemistry. It doesn't have to be in a specific order or adhere to IUPAC          guidelines.
2) Simply join all of the atoms in a clockwise direction.
     It's possible that some connections are incorrect at this moment. We'll take care of them in the next phase.
3) Make a zig-zag pattern with the carbon chain.
    It doesn't matter whether you put the initial atom up or down as long as the atoms are connected correctly.
4) Erase the carbon atoms as well as the hydrogens they contain.
    Keep all the heteroatoms (any atom other than carbon) and the hydrogens on them together; the bond line notation method can also be used to express the structural formulas of organic compounds. The carbon and hydrogen atoms are not shown in this manner; instead, only the bonds between the carbon atoms are shown as lines. The carbon atoms are represented by the ends and vertices. According to the valence laws, the number of hydrogens must be estimated. Other atoms, besides carbon and hydrogen are depicted.