All-Gauche Alkane: Is It Possible?
At Last! Success!
I found this research paper, which describes a &quot;Self-assembling nanocapsule&quot;, which is held together by plenty of hydrogen bonding, and can assemble around a linear molecule of all-anti tetradecane, $\ce{(C14H20)}$ using the energy afforded by the hydrogen bonding to squeeze/twist the alkane into a helical all-gauche conformation. Have a look:

Cool, right?
Sources:
Scarso A, Trembleau L, Rebek J Jr. Helical folding of alkanes in a
self-assembled, cylindrical capsule. J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Oct 20;126(41):13512-8.
PubMed PMID: 15479107.
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Other answers are still greatly appreciated!