Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Equatorial:
In
cyclohexane
, a
bond
which is perpendicular to the axis of the ring (i.e., the
bond
lies along the equator of the
chair
), or a
group
attached by such a
bond
.
A =
axial
positions; E = equatorial positions.
Related terms:
Chair conformation
,
stereochemistry
,
axatorial
,
equial
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