Question

For the molecule depicted below, cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane, please assume the methyl
group on carbon #1 is axial. Please sketch the chair conformer that corresponds with the
depiction.
Please draw your chair again and next to it please draw the “ring-flipped” chair.

Please draw the Newman projection from the point of view of looking down C2-C1.

Please calculate the total strain (kJ/mol) present in the conformer depicted

Please report the total strain present in the ring-flipped conformer. Please predict the ratio of
conformers in the pure liquid.