Draw the structure(s) of the cycloalkanes with the chemical formula C6H12 that DO NOT exhibit cis-trans isomerism. The ring must contain 4 or more carbons.
Like alkenes, cycloalkanes are capable of cis-trans isomerism. A cycloalkane has two distinct faces, and any substituent on a ring lies toward one of two faces. When two substituents on a ring point to the same face, they are cis. When the two substituents point to opposite faces, they are trans. Like the cases of cis-trans isomerism in alkenes, these isomers have the same atomic connectivities but differ in their spatial arrangement of atoms. Hence, they are stereoisomers.
Cyclohexane
Methyl cyclopentane
1,1 dimethyl cyclobutane
Ethyl cyclobutane
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