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December 20, 2016

Caffeine and Molecular Representation


It's cold and dark. At the moment I am dependent on caffeine to function. Seriously, my collection of teas is expanding so much they're spilling from our shelves to the counter.
I want to create some felting/embroidery in appreciation, but right now I'm working through how I want it to look. There's the bond-lines formula, line drawing, dashes and wedges, bubbles...(excuse me for a sec, **flashbacks to orgo**). 

I'm thinking of embroidering a line drawing, but instead of  O and N on the non-hydrocarbon portions I'll use french knots in CPK coloring invented by Corey and Pauling (1952, Caltech). Check out the references below for more info on molecular representation history and conventions.




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