Draw a condensed structure and a skeletal structure for each of the following: a. sec-butyl tert-butyl ether e. 5-(1-methylethyl)nonane i. 3-ethoxy-2-methylhexane b. isoheptyl alcohol f. triethylamine j. 5-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)nonane c. sec-butylamine g. 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)heptane k. 3,4-dimethyloctane d. isopentyl bromide h. 5,5-dibromo-2-methyloctane l. 5-isopentyldecane
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One of the chair conformers of cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane is 5.4 kcal/mol less stable than the other. How much steric strain does a 1,3-diaxialinteraction between two methyl groups introduce into the conformer?
Solution
The first step in solving 3.16 problem number 85 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: One of the chair conformers of cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane is 5.4 kcal/mol less stable than the other. How much steric strain does a 1,3-diaxialinteraction between two methyl groups introduce into the conformer?
From the textbook chapter Fused Cyclohexane Rings you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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