Baeyer Strain Theory

Baeyer Strain Theory

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Adolf von Baeyer, a German chemist and a Nobel prize winner from the University of Munich, Germany, in 1885, proposed a theory to explain the relative stability of the first few cycloalkanes. According to this theory, the strain energy in a cycloalkane is directly related to the angle strain and torsional strain present in the … Read more

Stability of Cyclo-Alkanes

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A stable organic compound means it is much less reactive. By the term stability, we get an idea about the chemical reactivity of a compound. Cycloalkanes are cyclic hydrocarbons where the carbon atoms form a closed ring structure. The stability of cycloalkanes is primarily determined by the amount of strain present in the ring. Three … Read more

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