Is a totally eclipsed Newman projection the most stable conformation for a 2 carbon compound, with one carbon bonded to more electronegative atoms (making them partially negative), and the other carbon with something less electronegative (making it partially positive)?
For example, let's imagine CFX3CHX3. If they are eclipsed, the fluorine side is partially negative and the hydrogen side is partially positive, so wouldn't they attract?
Or do the electron clouds always repel each other, no matter what atom is used (making a staggered conformation the most stable, not eclipsed)?
