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How many extreme conformations can be drawn for `n`-butane if we consider rotation about the `C_(2) and C_(3)` bonds?

A

Two

B

Six

C

Four

D

Eight

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B
A total of six: three staggered and three eclipsed.

`II and III` are nonsuperposable mirror images of each other

`V and VI` are nonsuperposable mirror images of each other.
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