edipsed 11) From the perspective of viewing down the C2-C3 bond, draw the Newman projection of the least stable and the most stable conformation of 2,3-dimethylbutane. Explain why the C2 C3 conformer is the most and the least stable. CH

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How to solve this question? Would the most stable conformation be staggered (and is it gauche or anti? I can't tell), and the least stable be eclipsed? Not sure how to draw these structures.

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11)From the perspective of viewing down the C2-C3 bond,
draw the Newman projection of the least stable and the most
stable conformation of 2,3-dimethylbutane. Explain why the
C2
C3
conformer is the most and the least stable.
Transcribed Image Text:decipsed 11)From the perspective of viewing down the C2-C3 bond, draw the Newman projection of the least stable and the most stable conformation of 2,3-dimethylbutane. Explain why the C2 C3 conformer is the most and the least stable.
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As the energy of the compound increases, stability of that conformation decreases. 

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