Organic Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305080483
ISBN 13: 978-1-30508-048-5

Chapter 4 - Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry - Exercises - Page 114b: 25

Answer

The red and blue molecules are equatorial and the green molecule is axial. The green and blue atoms are cis. The green and red atoms are trans. The blue and red atoms are trans.

Work Step by Step

The red and blue atoms are equatorial because they face away from the ring where the red atom sits on top of the ring. Green and blue are cis because the both point up. Green and red are trans because one points up and the other points down. Red and blue are trans because one points up and the other points down.
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