Simvastatin (trade name: ZocorTM) is a pharmaceutical used to treat elevated blood lipids (i.e. high cholesterol). It contains 7 chirality centers (which allows for 128 different stereoisomers!) Determine the configuration of each chirality center. H H HO,, H H H O H H H H O H O HE H
Simvastatin (trade name: ZocorTM) is a pharmaceutical used to treat elevated blood lipids (i.e. high cholesterol). It contains 7 chirality centers (which allows for 128 different stereoisomers!) Determine the configuration of each chirality center. H H HO,, H H H O H H H H O H O HE H
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![Simvastatin (trade name: ZocorTM) is a pharmaceutical used to treat elevated blood lipids (i.e. high
cholesterol). It contains 7 chirality centers (which allows for 128 different stereoisomers!) Determine the
configuration of each chirality center.
H H
HO
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
O
H
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Transcribed Image Text:Simvastatin (trade name: ZocorTM) is a pharmaceutical used to treat elevated blood lipids (i.e. high
cholesterol). It contains 7 chirality centers (which allows for 128 different stereoisomers!) Determine the
configuration of each chirality center.
H H
HO
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
O
H
H
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