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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: vverityv on August 30, 2012, 01:04:08 AM
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I had an online homework problem to "use wedged bonds, draw the stereoisomer of decalin that is lowest in energy using information about the conformational energetics of substituated cyclohexanes..."
Basically, I drew decalin in a trans-chair conformation (the chairs are side by side sharing a bond with one H going up axial on one and one H going down on the opposite) and then I have wedges and dashes for all of the other hydrogens on the other carbons....
But when I submit the answer, the program tells me that it's wrong and to "please show the configuration at both stereocenters..." but didn't I already do that?? Am I suppose to draw the flat rings and put the wedges on those instead?
does anyone know what this means?? I know my answer isn't necessarily wrong, but I'm not really sure what it's telling me to do...
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I had an online homework problem to "use wedged bonds, draw the stereoisomer of decalin that is lowest in energy using information about the conformational energetics of substituated cyclohexanes..."
Basically, I drew decalin in a trans-chair conformation (the chairs are side by side sharing a bond with one H going up axial on one and one H going down on the opposite) and then I have wedges and dashes for all of the other hydrogens on the other carbons....
But when I submit the answer, the program tells me that it's wrong and to "please draw both stereocenters..." or "please include both stereocenters..."
does anyone know what this means?? I know my answer isn't necessarily wrong, but I'm not really sure what it's telling me to do...
Draw the other comforter as well
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Am I suppose to draw the flat rings and put the wedges on those instead?
Probably. This is the problem with online homework.