Substituents on Cyclopentanes
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Alan Chien 1J
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Substituents on Cyclopentanes
Will we ever be asked to draw the most stable conformation for a cyclopentane with multiple substituents attached to the carbons? If so how would we do that? For example 1, 4-dimethylpentane?
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Re: Substituents on Cyclopentanes
Consider the steric, torsional, or other sources of strain on the molecule to decide which is most stable. In this case, it would be the trans configuration of you molecule.
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