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Hi all,
"Cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, in its most stable chair conformation, CANNOT have which of these interactions?"
A. CH3/H gauche
B. CH3/H anti
C. CH3/CH3 gauche
D. H/H anti
- i understand that the answer is C, bc the methyls are on carbons not next to each other.
- i have a question regarding gauche and anti conformation in cyclohexane, is it only refering to 2 Cs right next to each other? for example, it can only be assigned between C1 and C2, or C2 and C3. then where would those anti conformation come into play? since the C right next to each other in a cyclohexane chair conformation is always gauche?
"Cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, in its most stable chair conformation, CANNOT have which of these interactions?"
A. CH3/H gauche
B. CH3/H anti
C. CH3/CH3 gauche
D. H/H anti
- i understand that the answer is C, bc the methyls are on carbons not next to each other.
- i have a question regarding gauche and anti conformation in cyclohexane, is it only refering to 2 Cs right next to each other? for example, it can only be assigned between C1 and C2, or C2 and C3. then where would those anti conformation come into play? since the C right next to each other in a cyclohexane chair conformation is always gauche?