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What are the Br-C1-C2-Br dihedral angles in (i) the diequatorial conformer of trans-1,2-dibromocyclohexane, (ii) the diaxial conformer of trans-1,2-dibromocyclohexane, and (iii) either chair of cis-1,2-dibromocyclohexane (ideal chair geometry)?

  1. A(i) , (ii) , (iii)
  2. B(i) , (ii) , (iii)
  3. C(i) , (ii) , (iii)
  4. D(i) , (ii) , (iii)

Answer: A

Looking along C1-C2 of a chair, two adjacent axial bonds are anti () while an axial and an equatorial bond, or two equatorial bonds, are gauche (). The trans-diequatorial form therefore has , the trans-diaxial form , and the cis (a,e) form .
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