Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2008

Quiz 3

Professor Carl C. Wamser

1. (2 points) Write a complete name for the compound below. In this case, the use of cis or trans is appropriate.

cis-1,1-dibromo-4-chloro-2-methylcyclohexane


2. (4 points) Write both chair conformations of the compound above. Place the #1 carbon (from your name) at the right (heavy dot). Accurately show the location of all six substituents shown above. Circle the substituents that are axial.


3. (4 points) Write Newman diagrams for all three staggered conformations of 1,1-dichloro-2-methylpropane. View down the C1-C2 bond.

Of the three conformations, predict the most stable one.