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(a)
Interpretation:
The chiral center (if any) ofthe following moleculeshould be labeled and identified:
Concept Introduction:
Chirality is the presence of an asymmetric carbon center in a molecule and a molecule which contains a chiral center cannot superimpose on its mirror image.
In the above diagram, where C is the chiral center/ asymmetric carbon center.
A, B, D, E are four different
(b)
Interpretation:
The chiral center (if any) of the following molecule should be labeled and identified:
Concept Introduction:
Chirality is the presence of an asymmetric carbon center in a molecule and a molecule which contains a chiral center cannot superimpose on its mirror image.
In the above diagram, where C is the chiral center/ asymmetric carbon center.
A, B, D, E are four different functional groups.
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