Organic Chemistry Basics 1 Question 40
46. (a) Draw Newman’s projection for the less stable staggered form of butane.
(b) Relatively less stability of the staggered form is due to
(i) Torsional strain
(ii) van der Waals’ strain
(iii) Combination of the above two
(2004, 5M)
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Solution:
- (a)
less stable staggered form of butane
(b) The less stability of above mentioned conformer is due to van der Waals’ repulsion between the adjacent methyl groups.
