Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 16.SE, Problem 25VC
The following molecular model of a dimethyl-substituted biphenyl represents the lowest-energy conformation of the molecule. Why are the two benzene rings tilted at a 63� angle to each other rather than being in the same plane so that their p orbitals overlap? Why doesn't complete rotation around the single bond joining the two rings occur?
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