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==Conformers== {{Main|Conformational isomerism}} Conformational isomerism is a form of isomerism that describes the phenomenon of molecules with the same structural formula but with different shapes due to rotations about one or more bonds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/353/Carey5th/Ch03/ch3-02.html |last=Hunt |first=Ian |website=chem.ucalgary.ca |access-date=2022-08-09|title=What are Conformational Isomers?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/science/isomerism/Conformational-isomers | title=Isomerism - Conformational isomers | Britannica }}</ref> Different conformations can have different energies, can usually interconvert, and are very rarely isolatable. For example, there exists a variety of [[Cyclohexane conformation]]s (which cyclohexane is an essential intermediate for the synthesis of nylonβ6,6) including a ''chair conformation'' where four of the carbon atoms form the "seat" of the chair, one carbon atom is the "back" of the chair, and one carbon atom is the "foot rest"; and a ''boat conformation'', the boat conformation represents the energy maximum on a conformational itinerary between the two equivalent chair forms; however, it does not represent the [[transition state]] for this process, because there are lower-energy pathways. The conformational inversion of substituted cyclohexanes is a very rapid process at room temperature, with a half-life of 0.00001 seconds.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/virttxtjml/sterism2.htm | title=Stereoisomers |first=William |last=Reusch |date=2013-05-05|access-date=2022-08-09 |website=chemistry.msu.edu}}</ref> There are some molecules that can be isolated in several conformations, due to the large energy barriers between different conformations. 2,2',6,6'-Tetrasubstituted biphenyls can fit into this latter category.
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