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Which energy profile diagram would you expect for anticlockwise rotation of back side carbon about the central bond of 2-methyl butane?

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Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

The gauche conformation of 2-methylbutane is more stable than the eclipsed, leading to the energy profile in option D.

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