Consider the three structures. 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane (a) Which of these structures has the most angle strain? 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane staggered butane (c) Which of these structures has the most torsional (eclipsing) strain? 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane staggered butane staggered butane H HI H3C staggered butane H H (b) Which of these structures has the most steric strain? 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane CH3 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane

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Consider the three structures.
1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane
(a) Which of these structures has the most angle strain?
O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
O 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane
staggered butane
(c) Which of these structures has the most torsional
(eclipsing) strain?
O 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane
O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
staggered butane
staggered butane
H
HI
H3C
staggered butane
H
(b) Which of these structures has the most steric strain?
CH3
O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the three structures. 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane (a) Which of these structures has the most angle strain? O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane O 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane staggered butane (c) Which of these structures has the most torsional (eclipsing) strain? O 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane staggered butane staggered butane H HI H3C staggered butane H (b) Which of these structures has the most steric strain? CH3 O 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylcyclohexane
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