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Pentacene molecule
Pentacene molecule
Atomic force microscopy image of pentacene molecule by IBM, showing the hexagonal nature of its atomic bonds, ostensibly the first such image ever made, from 2009. Courtesy of IBM Research - Zurich. Unauthorized use not permitted.
Hexabenzocoronene molecule
Hexabenzocoronene molecule
Courtesy of IBM Research - Zurich. Unauthorized use not permitted.

Recent advances in microscopy have allowed the direct imaging of molecular bonds for the first time. Here we see several images highlighting the hexagonal structure of several hydrocarbons.

External links:
Atomic force microscopy (Wikipedia), Chemical structure of molecules (IBM Research - Zurich)
Related nodes:
Graphene FTVW, The PAH world as Hexagonal Overmind, etc., Carbon nanotubes, Graphene
Tags:
chemistry, organic chemistry, microscopy
Categories:
Chemistry