Sight along the C2-Cl bond of 2-methylpropane (isobutane). a. Draw a Newman projection of the most stable conformation. b. Draw a Newman projection of the least stable conformation. c. Make a graph of energy versus angle of rotation around the C2-Cl bond. d. Assign relative values to the maxima and minima in your graph, given that an H↔H eclipsing interaction costs 0 kJ/mol and an H↔CH3 eclipsing interaction costs 6.0  kJ/mol.

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Sight along the C2-Cl bond of 2-methylpropane (isobutane).

a. Draw a Newman projection of the most stable conformation.

b. Draw a Newman projection of the least stable conformation.

c. Make a graph of energy versus angle of rotation around the C2-Cl bond.

d. Assign relative values to the maxima and minima in your graph, given that an H↔H eclipsing interaction costs 0 kJ/mol and an H↔CH3 eclipsing interaction costs 6.0  kJ/mol.

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