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Which of the following correctly lists the conformations of cyclohexane in order of increasing energy?

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Answer:
D
Solution:

The chair is strain-free; the twist-boat relieves the flagpole clash of the boat; the boat suffers flagpole steric strain and eclipsing; the half-chair (a transition state on the way between chairs) is the highest in energy. Hence chair twist-boat boat half-chair.

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