Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073402772
Author: Janice G. Smith
Publisher: MCG
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Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atom…
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(a) Draw the anti and gauche conformations for ethylene glycol ( HOCH 2 CH 2 OH ) . (b) Ethylene glycol

is unusual in that the gauche conformation is more stable than the anti conformation. Offer an explanation.

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