Shapes 2 Lecture 2 Flashcards
1
Q
to change conformation you must
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rotate single bond
2
Q
what must not happen to conformation change
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bonds breaking
3
Q
steroisomers have
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different configurations
4
Q
Compounds with different configurations are called stereoisomers
A
configurations can be interconverted only by breaking bonds.
5
Q
what causes barriers to rotation
A
conjugation between the double bond
6
Q
equatorial
A
the periphery of the carbon ring
7
Q
axial
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aligned parallel to the symmetry axis of the ring.
8
Q
steric strain
A
Steric strain is the increase in potential energy of a molecule due to repulsion between electrons in atoms that are not directly bonded to each other.
9
Q
Steric effects are
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the effect on molecules of the repulsive force of electrons trying to get as far away from each other as possible.
