Conformational Isomerism
Conformational Isomerism: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Conformational Isomerism, Conditions for Conformational Isomerism, Conformational Isomerism in Ethane, Conformational Isomerism in n-Butane & Conformational Isomerism in Ethylene Glycol etc.
Important Questions on Conformational Isomerism
Increasing order of stability among the three main conformation (i.e. eclipse, anti, gauche) of ethylene glycol is :

Isomers which can be interconverted through rotation around a single bond are

The most stable meso conformer of (CHDOH)2 is

Which of the following will have least hindered rotation about carbon-carbon bond?

Identify the incorrect statement for the following conformations.


Which of the following statement is not true for conformational isomerism?

Which types of isomers are these following pairs ?

The gauche form of meso-butanediol has:

Among the following which will have the least hindered (restricted) rotation about carbon-carbon sigma and pi bond?

The total number(s) of stable conformers with non-zero-dipole moment for the following compound is (are):

Which one of the following statements regarding the population of different conformers butane-2, 3-diol is true?

What is the relationship between the structures shown

The correct stability order of the following species is
1)
2)
3)

Which of the following compound has the lowest barrier of rotation about the indicated bond?

Compare stability
1)
2)
3)
4)

Find the most stable form.

Which of the following cyano cyclohexane conformations will have high Keq value?

Mark the correct statement.

is rotated anticlockwise about bond. The resulting conformer is
