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Barrier To Rotation
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes / Barrier To Rotation / Problem 3

Determine the energy difference (in kJ/mol) between the most stable eclipsed conformer and the most stable staggered conformer for 1,2-dibromoethane.

Note: A gauche conformer has two energy barriers, 22.6 kJ/mol and 39.7 kJ/mol. The anti conformer is 5.86 kJ/mol more stable than the gauche conformer.

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