3. (20) Cyclohexane may go through ring-flipping as shown below. 5 (a) Draw both of the possible chair conformations for cis-1-tert-butyl-4-methylcyclohexane by copying the scheme above followed by adding appropriate substituents to axial or equatorial positions. (b) Circle the more stable conforms of (A) and (B)

3. (20) Cyclohexane may go through ring-flipping as shown below. 5 (a) Draw both of the possible chair conformations for cis-1-tert-butyl-4-methylcyclohexane by copying the scheme above followed by adding appropriate substituents to axial or equatorial positions. (b) Circle the more stable conforms of (A) and (B)

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