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posted by  Mixedupolis on 12/1/2008 9:55:16 PM  |  status: Live  

Question on finding the best conformation of propane

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Which of the following bests describes the conformation of propane shown below?




A. C(1) - C(2) staggered and C(2) - C(3) staggered
B. C(1) - C(2) staggered and C(2) - C(3) eclipsed
C. C(1) - C(2) eclipsed and C(2) - C(3) staggered
D. C(1) - C(2) eclipsed and C(2) - C(3) eclipsed

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posted by hofmann on 12/3/2008 1:48:28 AM  |  status: Live
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      A. C(1)-C(2) staggered and C(2)-C(3) staggered is the stable conformation for propane since it is free from repulsions and so it has less cinformational energy.
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