Hydrocarbons - Result Question 12

####12. The most stable conformation of n-butane is

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(a) skew boat

(b) gauche

(c) staggered-anti

(d) eclipsed

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Solution:

  1. (c) Order of stability: staggered (anti) $>$ gauche $>$ skew boat $>$ eclipsed.

Newman projection of n-butane is given asCC1CCCCC1CC[C@@H]1CC@@HC@@HC1 staggered (Anti)

Eclipsed



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