Consider 1-bromopropane, CH3CH2CH2Br. (a) Draw a Newman projection for the conformation in which CH3 and -Br are anti (dihedral angle 180°). (b) Draw Newman projections for the conformations in which - CH3 and -Br are gauche (dihedral angles 60° and 300°). (c) Which of these is the lowest energy conformation? (d) Which of these conformations, if any, are related by reflection?

Consider 1-bromopropane, CH3CH2CH2Br. (a) Draw a Newman projection for the conformation in which CH3 and -Br are anti (dihedral angle 180°). (b) Draw Newman projections for the conformations in which - CH3 and -Br are gauche (dihedral angles 60° and 300°). (c) Which of these is the lowest energy conformation? (d) Which of these conformations, if any, are related by reflection?

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Chapter2: Alkanes And Cycloalkanes

Section2.6: Cis,trans Isomerism In Cycloalkanes And Bicycloalkanes

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