Chapter 5, Problem 49P

(Use models to solve this problem.)

(a) Write a conformational structure for the most stable conformation of trans-1,2-diethylcyclohexane its minor image.

(b) Are these two molecules superposable?

(c) Are they interconvertible through a chair-chair “flip”?

(d) Repeat the process in pare (a) with cis-1,2-diethylcyclohexane.

(e) Are these structures superposable?

(f) Are they interconvertible?