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What will be the correct stability order of the different conformations of n-butane?
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryNEET
Options:
  • A Fully-eclipsed > eclipsed > gauche > anti-staggered
  • B Anti-staggered > eclipsed > gauche > fully-eclipsed
  • C Anti-staggered > gauche > eclipsed > fully-eclipsed
  • D Gauche > anti-staggered > eclipsed > fully-eclipsed
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Anti-staggered > gauche > eclipsed > fully-eclipsed


The overall stability order is (IV) > (II) > (III) > (I).
i.e. Anti-staggered > gauche > eclipsed < fully-eclipsed.

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