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Chemistry
121, Winter 2008, LA Tech
Eclipsed
conformation: a conformation about
a carbon-carbon single bond in which the atoms on one carbon are as
close as possible to the atoms on an adjacent carbon
Lowest energy conformation of an alkane is a fully staggered
conformation. The torsional strain between staggered and eclipsed
ethane is approximately 3.0 kcal (12.6 kJ)/ mol
Newman
Projection