Chapter 7, Problem 15CTQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The structure representing black balls at axial position and at equatorial position needs to be determined.

Concept Introduction: The chair conformation of cyclohexane is represented as follows:

  

During the flipping, no bond is break. The numbering in the chair form is represented as follows:

  

During ring flipping, mirror image of the chair conformation is formed.

It is represented as follows:

  

Now, the ring flipping with substituent attached can be represented as follows;