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Alkane Stereochemistry 1) For the molecules below: a) Provide a 3 dimensional structure at the indicated atoms. b) Draw the Newman projection for your...

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Alkane Stereochemistry 1) For the molecules below: a) Provide a 3 dimensional structure at the indicated atoms. b) Draw the Newman projection for your structure indicating the direction of sight with an arrow. c) Draw the Newman projection for the most stable conformation. d) Draw the Newman projection for the least stable conformation. e) If possible, calculate the energy difference between the most and least stable conformations. (H3C)2HC

H3C H3CH

Most Stable

H H3C

CH3

(H3C)2HC

HH

H3C

H

H3CH

CH3 H

H

H

H3C

H

H3C 6 kJ/mol H Least Stable

HH 4 kJ/mol

H H3C 6 kJ/mol

H3CH2C CH2OH barrier to rotation = 17kJ/mol (why?)

CH2CH3

HH

HH

CH3 H

H

H CH3

H

H3C 11 kJ/mol CH3 H H3C 6 kJ/mol

HH

H3C

CH3

H3CH2C

H3C

CH3 H

:

H

H

OH

H3C OH

HH 4 kJ/mol

CH3

H

:

H

H3C H HH 4 kJ/mol

H H

O H

HH

OH

OH

H

:

:H

4 kJ/mol 17 - 4 - 4 = 9 kJ/mol for each CH3 : OH eclipse

2) a) b) c) d)

Draw a chair cyclohexane and put in all the axial bonds. On a second chair cyclohexane, put in all the equatorial bonds. Draw a cyclohexane with a bromine in an equatorial position. Draw a cyclohexane with a bromine in an axial position. (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Br

Br equatorial bonds

axial bonds

3) Draw both possible conformations for the indicated cyclohexane: a) trans-1-chloro-2-methylcyclohexane. e) trans-1-chloro-4-methylcyclohexane. b) cis-1-chloro-2-methylcyclohexane. f) cis-1-chloro-4-methylcyclohexane. c) trans-1-chloro-3-methylcyclohexane. g) a cyclohexane with 2 methyl groups, both axial. d) cis-1-chloro-3-methylcyclohexane. h) a cyclohexane with 2 methyl groups, both equatorial. a

Cl

b

Cl

c

Cl

Cl Cl

Cl

e

d

f

Cl

Cl

Cl Cl

Cl

Cl

g

h one possible answer

one possible answer

4) Draw the Newman projection for 3 a-d. (a)

H

Cl

H

H

H

H CH3

H

H

Cl

H

H

H H

(c)

H H3C

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

CH3

H

Cl

(b)

H

CH3

Cl

H

(d)

H

H

H

H

Cl

H

H

CH3

Cl

H

H

CH3

H

H

H

H

H3C

H

H

H

CH3 Cl

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

Cl H

5) For the following pairs: a) Circle the more stable cyclohexane. b) Calculate the energy difference between the two structures, if possible. see McMurry Fig. 4.22 c) Indicate whether the structures are conformers (conformational isomers) or stereoisomers. (b)

(a)

CH *CH *

3

t

Cl

3

*

Bu

CH3

H3C

Me

conformers,

Me * Bu Cl* 13.6 kJ/mol t

conformers, 23 kJ/mol (see problem 4.44) (c)

*

NC

Et Et

(e)

* H

H

Me H

H H

7.2 kJ/mol

CN

*

H CO2H

(d)

CN CN

conformers 8.8 kJ/mol

*Et 8.0 kJ/mol

Et

*

0.8 kJ/mol conformers, 7.2 kJ/mol

Me H

H H

H

H H CO2H

* 5.8 kJ/mol

conformers, 1.8kJ/mol

(f)

Cl

* t

t

Bu

Me

*

Cl

Me

Bu

*

9.2 7.2 stereoisomers, 2 kJ/mol

6) For every structure above, star the axial substituents and box the equatorial substituents.

7) For every structure below, draw the most stable chair conformation. Where two or more conformations are equally stable, draw both. Cl Br

CH3

OH

CH3

OH CH2CH3

(a)

Br

(b)

(c)

(d) Br

Cl

Br

HO

Br (same)

Br

F

CH3 F

H3C

CN

CH3

(e) NC

OH

(f) F

(g) F

H3C

CH3 H3C