Question

Cis-4-tertButylcyclohexyl bromide (compound 1) and Trans-4 tert Butylcyclohexylbromide (compound 2) are reacted with Potassium Tertiary butoxide in Tertiary butanol to produce 4-tertbutylcyclohexene. The following statement is completely true?A. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 both the Tert butyl and the bromine occupy equatorial positions. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.
B. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the axial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 both the Tert butyl and the bromine occupy equatorial positions. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.
C. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the equatorial position and in compound 2 both the Tert butyl and the bromine occupy equatorial positions. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.
D. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 the Tert butyl occupies the axial and the bromine occupies equatorial positions. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.
E. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 both the Tert butyl occupies the equatorial and the bromine occupies axial position. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.
F. In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 both the Tert butyl and the bromine occupy equatorial positions. Compond 2 reacts faster than compound 1.

Answer 1

Answer:

In compound 1 the Tert butyl group occupies the equatorial position and the Bromine occupies the axial position and in compound 2 the Tert butyl occupies the axial and the bromine occupies equatorial positions. Compound 1 reacts faster than compound 2.

Explanation:

In cyclic organic compounds, substituents may occupy the axial or equatorial positions. The axial positions are aligned parallel to the symmetry axis of the ring while the equatorial positions are around the plane of the ring.

Bulky substituents have more room in the equatorial than in the axial position. This means that compound 1 is more stable than compound 2.

This is clear on the basis of stability of the molecules because compound 1 will react faster than compound 2 since the bulky tertiary butyl group in compound 1 occupy equatorial and not axial positions.