Chapter3: Mechanisms
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For each attached compound drawn below:
a.) Draw representations for the cis and trans isomers using a hexagon for the six-membered ring, and wedges and dashed wedges for substituents.
b.) Draw the two possible chair conformations for the cis isomer. Which conformation, if either, is more stable?
c.) Draw the two possible chair conformations for the trans isomer. Which conformation, if either, is more stable?
d.) Which isomer, cis or trans, is more stable and why?
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