Question #c241d

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Dec 9, 2017

Got model set....?

Explanation:

When we draw a Newmann projection, we look DOWN a #C-C# bond axis..... And in pentane there are 4 such #C-C# bond axes. So we would have to consider each bond in isolation....where each bears TWO #C-H# bonds, and the third spoke of the wheel on one carbon is the alkyl residue....

For more details see ....#"Newman, M. S. A notation for the study of certain"#
#"stereochemical problems. "#J. Chem. Educ. 1955 , 32 , 344-347.

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Of course this is for butane, not methyl pentane....but it is easier to work and draw from a model.