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 - Problem - Page 107: 15

Answer

The axial conformation of cyclohexanol will have more energy than the equatorial conformation.

Work Step by Step

The axial conformation has steric strain with two other axial atoms. The equatorial conformation is facing away from the chair so it has less strain.
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