Can cis-1,2-dibromocyclopentane exist as a pair of enantiomers? Draw all structures and make appropriate models to check it out. Try the same thing (structures and models) for trans-1,2-dibromocyclopentane. Draw both. Are these enantiomers? Show R and S for all asymmetric centers.

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Can cis-1,2-dibromocyclopentane exist as a pair of enantiomers? Draw all
structures and make appropriate models to check it out. Try the same thing
(structures and models) for trans-1,2-dibromocyclopentane. Draw both. Are
these enantiomers? Show R and S for all asymmetric centers. 

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