If cyclobutane were flat, it would have exactly 90 C-C-C bond angles and could conceivably use pure

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If cyclobutane were flat, it would have exactly 90° C-C-C bond angles and could conceivably use pure p orbitals in its C-C bonds. What would be a possible hybridization for the carbon atoms of the molecule that would allow all the C-H bonds to be equivalent? Exactly where would the hydrogen's on each carbon be located? What are the real structural features of the cyclobutane molecule that contradict this hypothesis?
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Organic Chemistry structure and function

ISBN: 978-1429204941

6th edition

Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore

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