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Grade upto college level Organic Chemistry

why the large rings are difficult synthesize, though these are fairly stable

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer12 Years ago
The major reason is theprobabilityof bringing the ends of the chain together to a make a bond which is and entropy factor and it decreases with increase in chain length.

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