Organic Chemistry Made Easy

Cycloalkanes Practice Problems
CYCLOALKANES SUMMARY SHEET

Practice Problems
Table of Contents
- Ring Strain
- Multiple choice
- Energy diagrams
- Select correct structure of cyclohexane
- Lowest energy chair conformation
- Draw the ring flip of this cyclohexane and indicate which is most stable
- Calculate the difference in Gibbs free energy
- Given the energy difference, calculate equilibrium constant
- Calculate the % contribution of each conformer given the equlibrium constant
- Name these bicyclic compounds
- Name these spiro compounds
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Multiple choice
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Select correct structure of cyclohexane
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