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In the boat conformation of cyclohexane, the 'flagpole' hydrogens are located :

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Answer:
D
Solution:

In the boat conformation the two prow carbons (C-1 and C-4) point their 'flagpole' hydrogens toward each other across the ring; the resulting steric clash is the flagpole interaction that destabilizes the boat.

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