Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
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ISBN: 9781319079451
Author: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4, Problem 51P
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Interpretation:The structure of cyclodecane in a chair conformation needs to be compared with trans-decalin. The reason for all the chair conformationz to be highly strained and trans decalin to be strain free needs to be explained.

Concept introduction:The strain in the molecule is due to a change in the C-C-C bond angle. In cyclohexane, carbon atom undergoes sp3 hybridization and the expected bond angle is 109.5o.

The formula to calculate bond angle in cyclic structure is,  Bond angle=(180o 360on)

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