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Choose the correct representation of the structure using chair conformation. H Br

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### Chair Conformation Representation of Structure **Question:** Choose the correct representation of the structure using chair conformation. **Original Structure:** The structure provided is a complex organic molecule featuring a cyclohexane ring with substituents including a bromine atom (Br), a benzene ring, and various hydrogen (H) atoms. The structural diagram includes stereochemical indicators (solid and dashed wedges) to show the three-dimensional arrangement of substituents around the cyclohexane ring. **Options:** There are six different chair conformations labeled A to F. Each shows a different spatial arrangement of the substituents on the cyclohexane ring. - **Option A:** Features a benzene ring attached to the upper left carbon, a bromine atom oriented upward to the upper-right carbon with other substituents. - **Option B:** Shows a slightly different orientation with the benzene ring and the bromine atom on the same carbons but in different spatial arrangements. - **Option C:** Displays benzene and bromine on similar carbons but arranged in yet another distinctive spatial manner. - **Option D:** Shows the benzene ring extending from the carbon near the upper-left and bromine atom oriented upward from the upper-right carbon but with a different spatial consideration from the previous options. - **Option E:** Has the bromine atom oriented upward from the upper-right corner and the benzene ring on the upper left carbon. - **Option F:** Depicts the chair conformation with the benzene ring extending from the lower-left carbon, and the bromine being at the upper-right. When selecting the correct representation, carefully compare the stereochemistry (three-dimensional arrangement) and the specific positions of each substituent in the options provided with those in the initial structure.
Transcribed Image Text:### Chair Conformation Representation of Structure **Question:** Choose the correct representation of the structure using chair conformation. **Original Structure:** The structure provided is a complex organic molecule featuring a cyclohexane ring with substituents including a bromine atom (Br), a benzene ring, and various hydrogen (H) atoms. The structural diagram includes stereochemical indicators (solid and dashed wedges) to show the three-dimensional arrangement of substituents around the cyclohexane ring. **Options:** There are six different chair conformations labeled A to F. Each shows a different spatial arrangement of the substituents on the cyclohexane ring. - **Option A:** Features a benzene ring attached to the upper left carbon, a bromine atom oriented upward to the upper-right carbon with other substituents. - **Option B:** Shows a slightly different orientation with the benzene ring and the bromine atom on the same carbons but in different spatial arrangements. - **Option C:** Displays benzene and bromine on similar carbons but arranged in yet another distinctive spatial manner. - **Option D:** Shows the benzene ring extending from the carbon near the upper-left and bromine atom oriented upward from the upper-right carbon but with a different spatial consideration from the previous options. - **Option E:** Has the bromine atom oriented upward from the upper-right corner and the benzene ring on the upper left carbon. - **Option F:** Depicts the chair conformation with the benzene ring extending from the lower-left carbon, and the bromine being at the upper-right. When selecting the correct representation, carefully compare the stereochemistry (three-dimensional arrangement) and the specific positions of each substituent in the options provided with those in the initial structure.
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