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Describe the conformers of n butane |
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Answer» SOLUTION :n-butanemay beconsidedas aderivativeof ethaneas onehydrogenon eachcarbonatomisreplacedby amethylgroup. Edipsedconformation :in thisconformationthe distancebetweenthe twomethylgroupisminimumso there ismaximumrepulsionbetweenthem ANDIT is the LEST stablecoformaer Antior staggeredform:in thisconformationthe distancebetweenthe twomethylgroupsismaximumand so THEREIS minimumrepulsionbetweenthem it is the most stableconformarethe followingpotentiallyenergy diagramshowsthe relativestabilityofvariousconformerof n-butane .  
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