Which of the comformers of n - butane has maximum potential energy?

Question

Which of the comformers of n - butane has maximum potential energy? (A) Anti (B) Gauche (C) Fully eclipsed (D) Eclipsed

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In fully eclipsed confirmation, repulsion is maximum so it has maximum energy also but least stability. The decreasing order of energy or increasing order of stability for various conformations of butane is as follows Fully eclipsed, Eclipsed, Gauche, Anti <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-wmcmf5wsndmx.png" />

Q. Which of the comformers of n - butane has maximum potential energy?

Anti

Gauche

Fully eclipsed

Eclipsed

In fully eclipsed confirmation, repulsion is maximum so it has maximum energy also but least stability. The decreasing order of energy or increasing order of stability for various conformations of butane is as follows Fully eclipsed, Eclipsed, Gauche, Anti

In fully eclipsed confirmation, repulsion is maximum so it has maximum energy also but least stability.

The decreasing order of energy or increasing order of stability for various conformations of butane is as follows

Fully eclipsed, Eclipsed, Gauche, Anti