Organic Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305080483
ISBN 13: 978-1-30508-048-5

Chapter 4 - Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry - Problem - Page 110: 18

Answer

Draw the two chair conformations of each molecule, and look for gauche and 1 ,3-diaxial interactions. To estimate the values of the interactions. Calculate the total strain. The conformation with the smaller value for strain energy is more stable.

Work Step by Step

Draw the two chair conformations of each molecule, and look for gauche and 1 ,3-diaxial interactions. To estimate the values of the interactions. Calculate the total strain. The conformation with the smaller value for strain energy is more stable.
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