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How to figure out the most stable conformation of the diastereomer?
Question 1: Which of the following Newman projections represent the most stable confirmation of the diastereomer of the molecule given below?
I guess my main question is looking only at the Newman ...
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Is there a thermodynamic driving force for racemisation?
Why does racemisation occur?
My doubts are:
Is it due to entropy?
If it is due to entropy, how is the reduction of optical activity by racemisation a consequence of increased thermodynamic ...
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Stability of geometrical isomers in cycloalkanes
Among the following, which should be the most stable compound?
1)Cis-cyclohexane-1,2-diol
2)Trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diol
3)Cis-cyclohexane-1,3-diol
4)Trans-cyclohexane-1,3-diol
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Stability of compounds [closed]
Which is more more stable, cis-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane or trans-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane?
I think trans- is more stable than cis- but in my textbook the answer is different.
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Polarity and stability
Why is cis-1,2-cyclohexadiol less polar than trans-1,2-cyclohexadiol? I know it has something to do with stability and chair conformations, but I'm not sure how it relates to polarity. I know cis-1,...
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Which carbocation is more stable?
Which one of Tropylium cation (cycloheptatrienyl carbocation) and Cyclopropylmethyl carbocation is more stable? Several references present opposing views on this topic, hence the confusion. Reasons ...
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lowest energy conformation of butan-2,4-diol
Do the OH groups want to be furthest apart? or the CH3 groups?
I'm trying to determine the lowest energy conformation - and I don't know which group has the bigger steric effect?
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Why is the cis isomer of 1,3-dimethylcyclobutane more stable than the trans isomer?
I expect there to be more steric repulsions between the two methyl groups if they are on the same face as each other. Why is this not the case?
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