Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Conformation

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Conformation: The shapes that a molecule can adopt due to rotation around one or more single bonds.


Eclipsed		Staggered

Conformations of ethane.


Methyl group equatorial		Methyl group axial

Chair conformations of cyclohexane.

Related terms: Isomer, conformational isomer, conformer, constitutional isomer, configuration, configurational isomer, stereoisomer, gauche, syn, anti, Newman projection, torsional strain, axatorial, equial, boat conformation, ring flip
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