Draw the following molecule in its two most stable forms and explain why each form is or isn't stable.

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Draw the following molecule in its two most stable forms and explain why each form is or isn't stable. 

The image depicts the chemical structure of a chlorocyclohexane compound. 

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- **Cyclohexane Ring**: At the center of the structure, there is a hexagonal ring representing the carbon atoms bonded together to form cyclohexane.
- **Methyl Groups**: There are two methyl groups attached to the cyclohexane ring. One methyl group is depicted at the top with a solid wedge, indicating it is oriented above the plane of the ring. The second methyl group is on the left with dashed wedges, indicating it is below the plane of the ring.
- **Chlorine Atom (Cl⁻)**: The chlorine atom is attached to the bottom right of the cyclohexane ring. It is shown with a solid wedge, suggesting its orientation above the plane. Additionally, the chlorine is depicted with lone pair electrons around it.

This structure is a simple example of an organic compound, illustrating concepts of stereochemistry with wedge and dash representations of molecular geometry.
Transcribed Image Text:The image depicts the chemical structure of a chlorocyclohexane compound. ### Description: - **Cyclohexane Ring**: At the center of the structure, there is a hexagonal ring representing the carbon atoms bonded together to form cyclohexane. - **Methyl Groups**: There are two methyl groups attached to the cyclohexane ring. One methyl group is depicted at the top with a solid wedge, indicating it is oriented above the plane of the ring. The second methyl group is on the left with dashed wedges, indicating it is below the plane of the ring. - **Chlorine Atom (Cl⁻)**: The chlorine atom is attached to the bottom right of the cyclohexane ring. It is shown with a solid wedge, suggesting its orientation above the plane. Additionally, the chlorine is depicted with lone pair electrons around it. This structure is a simple example of an organic compound, illustrating concepts of stereochemistry with wedge and dash representations of molecular geometry.
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The chair conformation which places the substituents in the equitorial position will be the most stable and will be favoured.

In above cyclohexane we draw all possible conformation and then see which have more equitorial position .the more the equitorial position more is the stability. As shown below:

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