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Consider the Newman projection below.
a. Draw a full Lewis structure of this molecule with
b. Given the sizes of these R groups
c. To draw a Newman projection in the lowest P.E. conformation, the following rule of thumbusually applies: Place the largest group on the front carbon anti to the largest group on theback carbon. Is your answer to the previous question consistent with this rule of thumb?
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Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
- Consider the molecule 1-bromo-2-methylbutane. C3 and C4 should be drawn as Et as in theexample. This group is called an ethyl group and can be considered a sphere about twice the sizeof a methyl group. Draw the following Newman projections sighting down the C1C2 bond... a. The lowest potential energy conformation. b. The highest potential energy staggered conformation.arrow_forwardDraw a Newman projection, similar to Figure 3-25, down the C1¬C6 bond in the equatorial conformation of methylcyclohexane. Show that the equatorial methyl group is also anti to C5.arrow_forwardConsider 1-bromopropane, CH3CH2CH2Br. (a) Draw a Newman projection for the conformation in which CH3 and -Br are anti (dihedral angle 180°). (b) Draw Newman projections for the conformations in which - CH3 and -Br are gauche (dihedral angles 60° and 300°). (c) Which of these is the lowest energy conformation? (d) Which of these conformations, if any, are related by reflection?arrow_forward
- For 1,2-dichloroethane: a.Draw Newman projections for all eclipsed conformations formed by rotation from 0° to 360° about the carbon-carbon single bond. b.Which eclipsed conformation(s) has (have) the lowest energy? Which has (have) the highest energy? c.Which, if any, of these eclipsed conformations are related by reflection?arrow_forwardWhat is the value in kJ/mol, of the lowest energy trnasition above? a.) 545 b.) 444 c.) 320 d.) 266arrow_forwardRank the following Newman projections in order of increasing energy, from most stable to least stable.arrow_forward
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- Following is a chair conformation of cyclohexane with the carbon atoms numbered 1 through 6. (a) Draw hydrogen atoms that are above the plane of the ring on carbons 1 and 2 and below the plane of the ring on carbon 4. (b) Which of these hydrogens are equatorial? Which are axial? (c) Draw the alternative chair conformation. Which hydrogens are equatorial? Which are axial? Which are above the plane of the ring? Which are below it?arrow_forwarda) Sighting down the C3-C4 bond, draw the gauche (60 degrees) and anti (180 degrees) Newman projections of 2,4-dimethylhexane. b) Circle the conformation that you drew that is lower energy.arrow_forward1.1 Build a model for line structure and use the template given to draw a Newman projection for this conformation of the compound when viewed along the C2-C3 bond. (template given in second photo) 1.2 why is this the most stable structure?arrow_forward
- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage LearningOrganic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305580350Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. FootePublisher:Cengage Learning