Question

Draw the possible Newman projections of 2,3–dimethylbutane from the C2 – C3 perspective,
keeping C2 in its place while rotating C3. Sketch an energy diagram as a function of the
degrees of rotation

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Possible Newman projections for 2,3–dimethylbutane are as follows:

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The energy diagram as a function of the degrees of rotation is:

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