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Cyclobutane

A model of cyclobutane is shown.

A ball-and-stick model of cyclobutane shows the ring strain when the bond angles are deformed from their normal 109.5° to approximately 90°.

       

Demonstrator:  
  Gary Trammell University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794
Photographer:  
  Steve Dykema University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794