McMurry 8th Ed. (2011)
CH 4: Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry

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  1. Problem # 317

     

    α-D-Glucose is shown below. Draw its two chair forms. Which conformation is more stable? Explain.

    I recommend using the common convention wedge = "up" and dash = "down."

     

     

  2. Problem # 318

    Two stereoisomers of trimethylcyclohexane are shown below (compounds A and B). Compare cyclohexane chair forms to determine which isomer has a lower heat of combustion. Explain your reasoning.

     

  3. Problem # 319

    For a molecule to undergo an E2 reaction, the leaving group and the beta-proton must be in an anti-coplanar conformation (one atom straight up, the other straight down). Based on this, which compound undergoes E2 reaction with KOtBu faster? Why?