Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 4, Problem 49P
Open the energy-minimized 3D Molecular Models on the book’s website for trans-1-tert-butyl-3-methylcyclohexane and trans-1,3-di-tert-butylcyclohexane. What conformations of cyclohexane do the rings in these two compounds resemble most closely? How can you account for the difference in ring conformations between them?
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