Lecture 9 Objectives and Skills
- Understand the differences in ring properties between cyclopropane, -butane, -pentane, and -hexane.
- Name substituted rings using cis/trans or R/S notations appropriately.
- Understand the differences in energies between cyclohexane chair and boat.
- Draw chair conformations accurately (including all axial/equatorial substituent positions).
- Perform chair flips and identify the most stable conformer for substituted cyclohexanes.
Skills
- Visualization and manipulation of 3D geometries from 2D images
- Utilization of tangible model systems
- Comparisons of fine details
