Chapter 7, Problem 16CTQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: In the given structures, each black ball needs to be labeled as up or down.

Concept Introduction: Chair conformation is the most stable conformation of cyclohexane. It is represented as follows:

  

Here, the substituted groups in the chair conformation are represented as follows:

  

The groups showing in straight upward and downward directions are axial and the groups bend slightly right or left are equatorial.

The axial and equatorial groups are represented in the chair conformation as A and E: