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William F. Coleman Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02481
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Randall J. Wildman University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI 53715
This month’s molecule, sulfur dichloride, SCl2, is shown at the right. This and other small inorganic molecules are discussed in the article by Matta and Gillespie. Beginning on p 1141, they describe electron density in molecules and how to analyze it to obtain information about molecular bonding and structure. Different depictions of electron density in SCl2 and other small molecules emphasize different aspects of their electron density and of the structures of the molecules. A manipulable structure of SCl2 can be found at http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/WebWare/ MonthlyMolecules/2002/Sep/index.html.
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Figure 1. SCl2 molecule. For more information, see p 1141; a manipulable structure appears on JCE Online.
Journal of Chemical Education • Vol. 79 No. 9 September 2002 • JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu
