Question
Chemistry Question on Structural Representations Of Organic Compounds
The most stable configuration of n-butane will be
A
skew boat
B
eclipsed
C
gauche
D
staggered-anti
Answer
staggered-anti
Explanation
Solution
Conformations of n-butane are as under
Staggered conformation has minimum repulsion, so
it is the most stable. The order of stability is
staggered > gauche > eclipsed
energy order eclipsed > gauche > staggered