What is the energy difference between the two chair conformations of the following molecule? A 1.5 kcal/mol B 3.7 kcal/mol C 0.55 kcal/mol D 3.15 kcal/mol ECLIPSING Energy Interactions kcal/mol H₂H H/H H/Me Me / Me H₂Me Me,Me -1.0 -1.4 -2.6 Et GAUCHE Interactions Me / Me Et / Me i-Pr / Me t-Bu / Me Me Me Et i-Pr t-Bu Me Me Me Me i-Pr Energy kcal/mol ~0.9 ~0.95 -1.1 ~2.7

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What is the energy difference between the two chair
conformations of the following molecule?
A 1.5 kcal/mol
B 3.7 kcal/mol
C 0.55 kcal/mol
D 3.15 kcal/mol
ECLIPSING Energy
Interactions kcal/mol
H/H
H/Me
Me / Me
H₂Me
Me,Me
-1.0
-1.4
-2.6
Et
GAUCHE
Interactions
Me / Me
Et / Me
i-Pr / Me
t-Bu / Me
Me
Me
Et
i-Pr
t-Bu
Me
Me
Me
Me
i-Pr
Energy
kcal/mol
~0.9
~0.95
~1.1
~2.7
Transcribed Image Text:What is the energy difference between the two chair conformations of the following molecule? A 1.5 kcal/mol B 3.7 kcal/mol C 0.55 kcal/mol D 3.15 kcal/mol ECLIPSING Energy Interactions kcal/mol H/H H/Me Me / Me H₂Me Me,Me -1.0 -1.4 -2.6 Et GAUCHE Interactions Me / Me Et / Me i-Pr / Me t-Bu / Me Me Me Et i-Pr t-Bu Me Me Me Me i-Pr Energy kcal/mol ~0.9 ~0.95 ~1.1 ~2.7
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