Cyclohexane Conformations
Conformations of Cyclohexane (and Cyclopentane) In the last post, we saw that ring strain of cyclopropane and cyclobutane were 27 and 26 kcal/mol respectively. They
Read moreConformations of Cyclohexane (and Cyclopentane) In the last post, we saw that ring strain of cyclopropane and cyclobutane were 27 and 26 kcal/mol respectively. They
Read moreA Fly-by Of The Cyclohexane Chair Conformation Sometimes words just don’t do the job, so I built a model of the cyclohexane chair and took
Read moreHow To Easily Draw Your First Cyclohexane Chair Using the “Parallelogram Technique” Now that we’ve had an aerial tour of the cyclohexane chair, we’re going to
Read moreEnergy Diagram Of The Cyclohexane Chair Flip In the last post, we showed a video of a cyclohexane ring flip – turning a cyclohexane chair
Read moreFinding The Most Stable Conformation Of A Cyclohexane Chair You’re given a structure with two or more substituents on a cyclohexane ring, and you’re asked
Read moreE1 versus E2 : Comparing The E1 and E2 Reactions Now that we’ve gone through the mechanisms of the E1 and E2 reactions, let’s take
Read moreAntiperiplanar Relationships Between C-H And The Leaving Group: The E2 Reaction and Cyclohexane Rings Here we come to a very testable application of the E2 reaction
Read moreHere’s an idea I’ve been playing with: levels of mastery. Growing up with video games, it’s an idea that is intuitively familiar, but not often
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