Comments on: Cyclohexane Conformations https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:54:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Vinodh Ramji https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-628270 Wed, 25 May 2022 05:56:15 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-628270 James – What does this bold line in cyclo-hexane really means ? Usually bold lines are referring to the atoms that point towards us and if that being the case we should have four bonds towards us but the literature shows only three lines or I am misunderstanding something here.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-620049 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:53:00 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-620049 In reply to komal.

It is constrained by ring size. Building a model will make this apparent. The reason that geometrical isomerism is possible in cyclic molecules (e.g. cis 1,2-dimethylcyclohexane and trans 1,2-dimethylcyclohexane) is because rotation to interconvert these molecules is impossible without destroying the ring.

Once the ring gets large enough (8+) such interconversions become possible.

]]> By: komal https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-620024 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:06:43 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-620024 What can be said about rotation around a C-C single bond in a ring molecule?

]]> By: TUMUSHIME SYLVAN BAKER https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-607230 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:04:51 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-607230 The work is very relevant and helpful. Thank you so much, keep it up.

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]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-580661 Sat, 30 May 2020 02:06:37 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-580661 In reply to Samina Abdullah.

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]]> By: Subikksha https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-578690 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:17:33 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-578690 Thank you so much. I’ve never had so much clarity before.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/04/18/ring-strain-in-cyclopentane-and-cyclohexane/#comment-560240 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:14:02 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8129#comment-560240 In reply to Sourav Pathak.

Yes, in the chair conformation there are three carbons in one plane and the remaining 3 in another plane. That is the case in the drawings above, although it might not be obvious from the perspective that is chosen.

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