Question

Draw 3D chairs for each of the following. Next, flip the chair and determine whether the interconverted structure is:

a) Diastereomer
b) Enantiomer
c) Same
d) Conformational isomer

Answer 1

When drawing the 3D chairs, determine the type of isomer based on the arrangement of substituents.

Step-by-step explanation:

When drawing the 3D chairs for each structure, we need to consider the position of the substituents on the cyclohexane rings. In the flipped chair, if the positions of the substituents are changed, we can determine the type of isomer it is.

If the substituents have a different arrangement, it is a diastereomer. If the substituents are mirror images of each other, it is an enantiomer. If the substituents are in the same arrangement, it is the same structure. If the substituents are in the same arrangement but differ in rotation around a single bond, it is a conformational isomer.