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In cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane, the diaxial chair has one CH3/CH3 1,3-diaxial interaction (15.4 kJ/mol) and two CH3/H 1,3-diaxial interactions (3.8 kJ/mol each); the diequatorial chair is free of such strain. The diaxial chair lies above the diequatorial chair by

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: D

Diaxial chair strain = 15.4 + 2 x 3.8 = 23.0 kJ/mol. Each axial methyl interacts with the other methyl on the same face and with one axial H on C5, giving one CH3/CH3 and two CH3/H interactions in total. The diequatorial chair has none, so the difference is 23.0 kJ/mol.
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