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7. Cyclopropane is least stable than other cycloalkanes such as cyclobutane, cyclopentane, and cyclohexane. Explain why?
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7. Cyclopropane is least stable than other cycloalkanes such as cyclobutane, cyclopentane, and cyclohexane. Explain why? Your answers must be based on 1) angle strain and 2) torsional strain due to eclipsed C-H bonds on each carbon/s. why cyclopentane adopts puckered structure and cyclohexane adopts chair conformations instead of planar rings. (2 points)