Drawing Cyclohexane parallel bonds equatorial bonds axial bonds

Drawing Cyclohexane parallel bonds

equatorial bonds

axial bonds

equatorial bonds axial bonds

Numbering Cyclohexane Start anywhere and number consecutive carbons. 4 6 5 1 2 3

Tetrahedral Carbons in Cyclohexane 1 tetrahedral carbon

2 tetrahedral carbon

3 tetrahedral carbon

4 tetrahedral carbon

5 tetrahedral carbon

6 tetrahedral carbon

4 6 5 1 6 axial bonds (green) 2 3 (3 straight up; 3 straight down) 6 equatorial bonds (blue) (3 slightly up; 3 slightly down)

Disubstituted Isomers of Cyclohexane 1 2 two equatorial substituents (purple) name of cpd: trans-1, 2 -di. . . cyclohexane and. . .

1 2 two axial substituents (purple) name of cpd: trans-1, 2 -di. . . cyclohexane are conformational isomers of one another. Also, . . .

1 3 two equatorial substituents on carbons 1 & 3 name of cpd: cis-1, 3 -di. . . cyclohexane and. . .

1 3 two axial substituents on carbons 1 & 3 name of cpd: cis-1, 3 -di. . . cyclohexane) are conformational isomers of one another. Furthermore, . . .

4 1 two equatorial substituents on carbons 1 & 4 name of cpd: trans-1, 4 -di. . . cyclohexane) and. . .

1 4 two axial substituents on carbons 1 & 4 name of cpd: trans-1, 4 -di. . . cyclohexane are conformational isomers of one another.

Chair Conformations of Cyclohexane you get the other chair conformation hold red bonds in a plane flip this C above the plane flip the other C below the plane

6 1 4 5 2 number carbons in this conformation 3 number the same carbons in this conformation 5 6 1 2 3 4

6 1 4 5 2 C 4 is above the plane, while. . . 3 C 4 is below the plane. given the plane C 1 is below the plane formed by carbons and. . . 2, 3, 5, and 6 C 1 is above the plane and. . . 5 6 1 2 3 4

6 1 4 5 2 axial bonds here, and. . . equatorial here. 3 1 equatorial axial bonds here become. . . 5 6 2 3 4

ab ov 6 e 4 5 below above be low 3 ow 2 bel 1 Equatorial bonds alternate being above and below the axial bonds on a given carbon atom and. . .

above 4 6 above 5 above 1 2 below 3 below axial bonds alternate being above and below the equatorial bonds on a given carbon atom.

The End And what a nifty cool story it was. . .