Question

What is Torsional Strain?

Answer 1

Torsional Strain:

1. Torsional strain, where conformations are not staggered, is characterised as the strain encountered by the bonds.
2. So, there is torsion pressure at any angle other than 60, 120, or 180. In addition, only in atoms divided by only three bonds can torsional strain ever occur.
3. The predominant distinction between steric and torsional strain is that when spinning the molecule around a bond, the steric strain can not be minimised, whereas the torsional strain can be reduced by rotating the molecule around a bond.