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[JEE Advanced 2014] For the compound shown in a Newman projection (front carbon bearing Br and CH₃; back carbon bearing Cl and CH₃, with the remaining positions H), the total number of stable conformers with a non-zero dipole moment is .

Answer: 6

Solution

Rotating the Newman projection through 60° steps generates six staggered conformers of this 1,2-disubstituted ethane (front: Br, CH₃, H; back: Cl, CH₃, H). None of the staggered

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