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Place from high stability to lowest stability for 

2,4 dimethyl pentane

CH3
CH3
H CH3
H,
H.
„CH(CH3)½
CH3
`CH3
`CH3
ČH(CH3)2
H.
(H;C),HC
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Transcribed Image Text:CH3 CH3 H CH3 H, H. „CH(CH3)½ CH3 `CH3 `CH3 ČH(CH3)2 H. (H;C),HC
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The stability of any compound is inversely proportional to the steric repulsion between the groups in the molecule.

More is the steric repulsion between the groups in the molecule, less is the stability of the molecule.

 

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