Question

The chair conformation of cyclohexane is more stable than boat conformation.
Give reasons.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Cyclo hexane is more stable in chair form than in boat form due to following reasons=

in chair form C-H bonds at adjacent carbons are staggered but in boat form some C - H bonds are fully eclipsed

In boat form there is repulsion between flagpole hydrogen.Distance between flagpole hydrogens is 1.8A it is very much less than vanderwaal radius of H .

Due to above reasons energy of boat firm is higher than chair form .so chair form is more stable .

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