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Offline mana

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axial and equatorial in cycloalkanes
« on: September 16, 2015, 02:56:29 AM »
hi all
does axial and equatorial substituent exist in other cycloalkanes like cyclohexane?  ???

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Re: axial and equatorial in cycloalkanes
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2015, 07:32:42 AM »
what do you know about the conformation of other cycloalkanes?

cyclopropane?
cyclobutane?
cyclopentane?

Of course there will always be two different substituents for each carbon, but does it make sense to call them equatorial and axial there?

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Re: axial and equatorial in cycloalkanes
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2015, 08:52:53 AM »
Of course there will always be two different substituents for each carbon, but does it make sense to call them equatorial and axial there?
for example I think in cyclopentane some C-H bonds are like axial and the others like equatorial, but I'm not sure, cause I have found these concepts only for cyclohexane in internet

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