Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Chair
conformation
:
A six-membered ring
conformation
in which atoms 2, 3, 5, and 6 lie in the same plane, atom 1 lies above the plane, and atom 4 lies below the plane.
Chair
conformations
of
methyl
cyclohexane
.
Related terms:
Boat conformation
,
ring flip
,
axial
,
equatorial
,
equial
,
axatorial
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