--- title: "Methylcyclohexane: axial vs equatorial Template | MolDraw" url: https://www.moldraw.com/templates/stereo-methylcyclohexane/ description: "Methylcyclohexane: axial vs equatorial template: The two chairs of methylcyclohexane, the 1,3-diaxial CH₃/H interactions of the axial form, ΔG about 7.3 kJ…" lang: en publisher: Scidart Academy generated: 2026-10-28 --- [MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/) › [Templates](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/) › [Stereochemistry](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/stereochemistry/) › Methylcyclohexane: axial vs equatorial [Stereochemistry](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/stereochemistry/)Premium # Methylcyclohexane: axial vs equatorial template ![Methylcyclohexane: axial vs equatorial template: The two chairs of methylcyclohexane, the 1,3-diaxial CH₃/H interactions of the axial form, ΔG about 7.3 kJ mol⁻¹ (95 : 5 at 25 °C) and A-values of common groups.](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/stereo-methylcyclohexane.webp) [Edit in MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/)Download with Pro Premium template. 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The two chairs of methylcyclohexane, the 1,3-diaxial CH₃/H interactions of the axial form, ΔG about 7.3 kJ mol⁻¹ (95 : 5 at 25 °C) and A-values of common groups. ## What the template shows - An axial CH₃ meets the two axial H on C3 and C5: 1,3-diaxial strain favours the equatorial chair - The two chairs - ring flip - CH₃ equatorial: about 95 % - CH₃ axial: about 5 %, two 1,3-diaxial CH₃/H clashes (dashed) - Axial CH₃ is gauche to C3 and C5 of the ring: two 1,3-diaxial CH₃/H interactions, about 2 × 3.8 kJ mol⁻¹. - The equatorial chair is favoured by about 7.3 kJ mol⁻¹ (the A-value of CH₃): K ≈ 19, about 95 : 5 at 25 °C. - A-values (kJ mol⁻¹, approximate): CH₃ 7.3, CH₂CH₃ 7.5, CH(CH₃)₂ 9.2, C₆H₅ 11.7, C(CH₃)₃ about 20. - Bigger groups prefer the equatorial position more strongly; ΔG° = −RT ln K converts an A-value into the ratio of chairs. - Wedge = toward you, hash = away from you · every part of this figure is editable Drawn with 7 atoms, 53 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw. ## Sources - [Clayden, Greeves & Warren, Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed., OUP 2012, ch. 16](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780199270293) Textbook - [Eliel & Wilen, Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds, Wiley 1994, ch. 11](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780471016700) Textbook ## How to use this template 1. 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