1) Which molecule is chiral? Redraw it in the R-configuration. H3C `CH3 H3C. CH3 .CH3 CH3 H3C H3C CH3 H3C `CH3 `CH3 H3C `CH3 A B D E

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1) Which molecule is chiral? Redraw it in the R-configuration.
H3C,
CH3
CH3
H3C
CH3
CH3
H3C
H3C CH3
H3C
H3C
CH3
CH3
`CH3
C
D
E
А
В
Transcribed Image Text:1) Which molecule is chiral? Redraw it in the R-configuration. H3C, CH3 CH3 H3C CH3 CH3 H3C H3C CH3 H3C H3C CH3 CH3 `CH3 C D E А В
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When a carbon atom is attached to four different substituents, then the carbon is called asymmetric carbon. When there is absence of any symmetry element in a molecule then it is said to be the chiral and the region where chirality appeared is known as chiral centre.

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