Crystal Violet and Quantum Theory
5 Models for Study
The following are links to webpages that display
3D models of crystal violet and other molecules involved in the color
bleaching reaction. After opening each webpage, download the model to your
computer as a .mol file. Right-click on the molecule (Mac, ctrl-click)
and use the File, Save, entry on the pop-up menu.
· Crystal violet cation
CV
· Crystal violet alcohol
CVOH
· OH- ion solvated by 4 waters
OH-..4waters
· Crystal violet alcohol solvated by 4
waters CVOH...4waters
· Crystal violet - OH transition state
solvated by 4 waters CV..OH...4waters
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Youtube
video (2 min) showing how to save a .mol file and
import the structure into WebMO.
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Optional: Animation web pages
· Motion of the CV-OH-4 water transition state atoms at the top of the reaction progress-energy curve, forward and reverse. This type of motion is characteristic of transition states. It is called an "imaginary vibration". Unlike real molecular vibrations, which behave like springs, this motion has no restoring force. (0.8 MB)
· Full time course of the CV-OH-4 water addition reaction.
© John Keller
jwkeller@alaska.edu
Updated 3-26-2024