Draw the skeletal structures of trans and cis 1-bromo-2-iodocyclohexane.

Draw the 2 chair conformations of each isomerand circle the most stable conformer, knowing that I is much larger than Br.

What is the more stable isomer?

Question

Draw the skeletal structures of trans and cis 1-bromo-2-iodocyclohexane.

Draw the 2 chair conformations of each isomerand circle the most stable conformer, knowing that I is much larger than Br.

What is the more stable isomer?

| Organic Chemistry 1

Accepted Answer

The more stable isomer is the trans isomer because one of its conformations has the two substituents in the equatorial position.

Midterm 2 - Question 6 | Organic Chemistry 1