Chapter 3: 3.4 Chair Conformations

Question 1

Cyclohexane rings occupy 3D space in a…

Answer 1

Chair conformation

Question 2

In a chair conformation:

1. What are substituents that point straight up and down called?
2. What are substituents that are in the plane of the ring called?

Answer 2

1. Axial position
2. Equitorial position

Question 3

Bulky substituents on the ring prefer to be in the…

Answer 3

Equatorial position

Question 4

Why do bulky substituents on the ring prefer to be in the equatorial position?

Answer 4

There is less steric interactions
* Known as 1,3-diaxial interactions