BITSAT 2018
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2018
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
BITSAT 2018 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
Which of the following is the correct order of stability of...
Which of the following is the correct order of stability of conformations for .

Options
- Agauche eclipsed anti
- Bgauche anti eclipsed
- Ceclipsed gauche anti
- Danti eclipsed gauche
Correct answer
B. gauche anti eclipsed
Step-by-step solution
The anti conformation is most stable in which and groups are far apart as possible and minimum repulsion between two groups occurs.
In fully eclipsed conformation and groups are so close that the steric strain is maximum.

Since, gauche form is stabilised by intermolecular hydrogen bonding, hence it is more stable than anti.