Ncert Exercises & Solutions

23. Draw Newman and Sawhorse projections for the eclipsed and staggered conformations of ethane. Which of these conformations is more stable and why?

Staggered form of ethane is more stable than the eclipsed conformation, by about 12.55 kJ/mol. This is because any two hydrogen atom on adjacent carbon atoms of staggered conformation are maximum apart while in eclipsed conformation, they cover or eclipse each other in space. Thus, in staggered form, there is minimum repulsive forces, minimum energy and maximum stability of the molecule.

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