Home / Organic Chemistry GIFS – Resonance Forms
Blog
Organic Chemistry GIFS – Resonance Forms
Last updated: January 22nd, 2026 |
Organic Chemistry GIFS: Some Animated GIFS Of Curved Arrow Notation In Interconverting Resonance Forms
GIFS are perfectly suited to showing curved arrow animations in organic chemistry.
This post is kind of a clearing house of various GIFS that have been made in collaboration with @jctran to illustrate the interconversion of resonance forms, and will be updated as new ones are made.
Note to instructors: these GIFS may be used free of charge for educational purposes. GIPHY should give you an embed code. Suggestions welcome.
Table Of Contents
- Acetate Ion
- Ozone
- 1,3-Butadiene
- Allyl Cation
- Allyl Radical
- Allyl Anion
- Enolate
- Amide
- Enamine
- Carbonyl
- Alpha beta unsaturated ketone
- Benzene
1. Acetate Ion
2. Ozone
3. 1,3-Butadiene
4. Allyl Cation
5. Allyl Radical
6. Allyl Anion
7. Enolate
8. Carbonyl
9. Amide
10.Enamine
11. Alpha, Beta Unsaturated Ketone (Enone)
12. Benzene
Find Master Organic Chemistry first when you search on Google:
https://im4.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-4-56ab0674af.gif
i changed speed to 30%, from https://ezgif.com
So these are going too fast, in your opinion?
Hello!
I love your material and send my students to your website all the time! I was curious if it is OK to also use these gifs in my tutoring packets I give students (since I charge when I tutor).? Also, is there a way to slow down the gif a little. I think it is a little too fast for students to process. Your content is amazing as always and I am in awe of your talent!
Hi Michelle – yes, of course, anything non-paywalled I’m happy for you to use.
Re: slowing down, it is possible, but then I run into problems with GIPHY not liking GIFS that are over a certain length threshold… by having them on loop, hopefully students can process them if they see them enough?