Conformers
Just to clear it for once and for all
- When is torsional strain the least?
- When is steric strain the least?
- When is angle strain the least?
Also are there any other types of strains I'm missing?
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@Dexter
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+solved @user to close the thread when your doubt is solved. Mention the user who helped you solve the doubt. This will be added to their stats.Torsional strain is least for fully staggered conformations.
Steric strain is least when bulky groups are away from each other (staggered conformation again)
Angle strain is least for 6 membered ring (minimal for 5-7 membered rings)
the question was what kind of strain is present in the fully eclipsed form of butane
the answer said angle strain as well as steric strain
butane isnt a ring, how is there angle strain?
Idk what that means.
A low dihedral angle (especially 0 degree in fully eclipsed) leads to torsional strain which is a strain caused by bond pair electrons of C-H bond, so saying angle strain doesn’t make sense to me unless it means torsional strain. When you said angle strain, the first thing that comes to my mind is the strain in rings.
exactly
This is what torsional strain is read if you want to lmao
can you explain?
Angle strain se I think they mean torsional strain
hmmmm alright
Yep chair form is most stable for cyclohexane it is puckered in such a way that it is devoid of torsional and steric strain
the answer for question 13 i meant
u told me thats torsional strain
Yep else it wouldn’t make sense
+solved @!Nimay¡
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