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Chapter 3: Q. 3-3-16 P-b (page 85)

Sight along the C2-C1 bond of 2-methylpropane (isobutane).

(b) Draw a Newman projection of the least stable conformation.

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Conformers

The different categories of conformers are the eclipsed and staggered conformers.The eclipsed conformer is an unstable conformer as the bulky groups are situated nearby and experience more repulsion.

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Newman projection of the least stable conformer

(b)The least stable conformer is the molecule having maximum repulsion between the atoms. The least stable conformer of 2-methylpropane can be given as:

Newman projection of the least stable conformer

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