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Title: Which one is more stable?
Post by: satrohraj on February 06, 2008, 06:28:22 AM
1-butene or 2-butene
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Title: Re: Which one is more stable?
Post by: adam on February 06, 2008, 06:50:33 AM
more highly alkylated alkenes are more stable
Title: Re: Which one is more stable?
Post by: AWK on February 06, 2008, 08:40:16 AM
2-butene has two isomers of different stabilities
Title: Re: Which one is more stable?
Post by: adam on February 06, 2008, 09:07:13 AM
trans more stable than cis due to reduced steric interactions when R groups are on opposite sides of the double bond
Title: Re: Which one is more stable?
Post by: Shaun on February 08, 2008, 02:40:49 PM
2-butene, whether it be cis or trans, is more stable than 1-butene.