In the most stable conformation of trans-1-t-butyl-3-methylcyclohexane, the substituents at C-1 and C-3, respectively, are
(a)Axial and equatorial
(b)Equatorial and equatorial
(c)Equatorial and axial
(d)Axial and axial.
Answer
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Explanation
In a trans-1,3-disubstituted cyclohexane one group is axial and the other equatorial; the bulky t-butyl (A value 4.9) takes the equatorial position, forcing the methyl axial.