Answer to Question #225631 in Organic Chemistry for joy

Question

14. Draw the structures of two chair conformations of cis-1-tert-butyl-4methylcyclohexane. Which conformation is more stable? Explain your answer  

Answer 1

The second conformation is more stable as there is less steric strain between atoms of hydrogen and methyl group in comparison with strain between atoms of hydrogen and tert-butyl group (in the first case).