Instructions: (-)-Menthol Is Responsible for the Characteristic Flavor and Taste

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Instructions: (-)-Menthol is responsible for the characteristic flavor and taste of peppermint. The structure of (-)-menthol is shown below. Use this information to answer the following question.
-D-Pinitol is an interesting hexahydroxycyclohexane, whose structure is shown below. On the templates provided, draw the two chair conformations that are in equilibrium for D-pinitol. Circle the most stable conformation.

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