Question
Identify the most stable of butane totally eclipsed anti adjacent gauche Which of the following optically inactive? a raceme mixture a mesa compound a 50-50 mixture of R and 5 every achiral compound all the above Which of the following is a true statement? All chiral molecules possess a plane of symmetry All achiral molecules are mesa. All molecular which Which of the following is not true of They have the chemical restively with non-chiral reagents They have the same boiling point They have the same density They had the same mating point.
Explanation / Answer
9 B
The most stable conformation of butane is the one in which the two terminal methyl groups are the farthest removed from each other, i.e. the anti conformation.
10 E
11 D
12 B