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Conformers of trans-1,3-dichlorocyclohexane

Conformers of trans-1,3-dichlorocyclohexane

The configuration shown here is (R,R); the (S,S) enantiomer has mirror-image structures. The two structures are the result of chair-chair interconversions and are identical (superimposable). Axial (A) and equatorial (E) chlorine positions are labelled.

Chair Conformer A
Chair Conformer B