H;CH,C CH, H CH, CH, H CH3 HtCH,CH3 -- -CH,CH, H H. ČH;CH, H H H. H,CH,C CAB СЕВ CIB COB CL 1. a Gauche conformation| 2. the least stable conformation 3. the most stable conformation 4. the conformer which experiences the most steric and torsio strain 5. an anti-conformer

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 Consider the following conformers of pentane:

H;CH,C CH,
H CH,
CH,
H
CH3
HtCH,CH,
H CH,
-CH,CH,
H
H
ČH;CH,
H,CH,C
CAB
СЕВ
CIB
COB
CUB
1. a Gauche conformation|
2. the least stable conformation
3. the most stable conformation
4. the conformer which experiences the most steric and torsional
strain
5. an anti-conformer
6. has the same potential energy as CUB
Transcribed Image Text:H;CH,C CH, H CH, CH, H CH3 HtCH,CH, H CH, -CH,CH, H H ČH;CH, H,CH,C CAB СЕВ CIB COB CUB 1. a Gauche conformation| 2. the least stable conformation 3. the most stable conformation 4. the conformer which experiences the most steric and torsional strain 5. an anti-conformer 6. has the same potential energy as CUB
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