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Hey all, quick question here.
"A carbon-deuterium bond is shorter than a carbon-hydrogen bond. Using this idea, how many deuterium atoms assume axial orientation in the most stable conformation of the following molecule?"
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
The molecule is a cyclohexane with 3 Deuteriums pointing up (wedge shaped) and all 3 are side by side. I thought the answer was 1, because you wanted as many equatorial orientations as possible. But the answer says you want as many axials as possible?
Thank you very much for your time!
"A carbon-deuterium bond is shorter than a carbon-hydrogen bond. Using this idea, how many deuterium atoms assume axial orientation in the most stable conformation of the following molecule?"
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
The molecule is a cyclohexane with 3 Deuteriums pointing up (wedge shaped) and all 3 are side by side. I thought the answer was 1, because you wanted as many equatorial orientations as possible. But the answer says you want as many axials as possible?
Thank you very much for your time!
