Answer to Question #141748 in Organic Chemistry for JM

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

Answer 1

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

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