Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 5.6, Problem 18P
a. Which of the monosubstituted cyclohexanes in Table 3.9 on p. 128 has a negative·∆G°, for the conversion of an axial-substituted chair conformer to an equatorial-substituted chair conformer?
b. Which monosubstituted cyclohexane has the most negative ∆G° for this conversion?
c. Which monosubstituted cyclohexane has the greatest preference for an equatorial position?
d. Calculate ∆G° for the conversion of “axial methylcyclohexane to “equatorial” methylcyclohexane at 25°C.
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