Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The drawings of the alternative chair conformations of A should be completed. The more stable conformations should be identified.
Concept Introduction:
The carbon atoms in a ring structure can be rotated upward or downward to form different chair conformations of the same compound. These conformations are called alternative chair conformations.
(b)
Interpretation:
The two
Concept Introduction:
A functional group is a combination of atoms which act together to show typical
Cyclization refers to the chemical reaction through which one or more carbon rings are formed in a compound.
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