The Cyclohexane Chair Flip
The Cyclohexane Chair Flip All about how to draw the product of a cyclohexane chair flip – and also, three ways not to! The Two
Read moreThe Cyclohexane Chair Flip All about how to draw the product of a cyclohexane chair flip – and also, three ways not to! The Two
Read moreEnergy Diagram Of The Cyclohexane Chair Flip In the last post, we showed a video of a cyclohexane ring flip – turning a cyclohexane chair
Read moreEquatorial vs Axial Groups: Why The Equatorial Position Is Of Lower Energy Just to bring you up to speed, let’s quickly review the last post. And
Read more“A-Values” For Substituted Cyclohexanes “A-Values” are a numerical way of rating the bulkiness of substituents on a cyclohexane ring. The “A-Value” represents the difference in
Read moreFinding The Most Stable Conformation Of A Cyclohexane Chair You’re given a structure with two or more substituents on a cyclohexane ring, and you’re asked
Read moreWhy Is trans-Decalin More Stable Than cis-Decalin? At the beginning of this series I said that the fact that carbon can form rings leads to
Read moreBicyclic Compounds – Fused Rings, Bridged Bicyclic Rings, and Spiro Bicyclic Rings In the previous post we started our discussion of structures with more than one
Read moreBredt’s Rule: Why Don’t Bridgehead Double Bonds Form? This post is all about Bredt’s Rule (1924): double bonds cannot be placed at the bridgehead of
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