EBK GENERAL, ORGANIC, & BIOLOGICAL CHEM
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Author: SMITH
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Chapter 15.4, Problem 15.13P
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Two chiral centers in sertraline should be located.
Concept Introduction:
Compounds containing four different groups attached to them are known as chiral compound and that carbon is known as chiral carbon. The chiral carbon in a given compound is represented by placing an asterisk (*) symbol over that carbon atom.
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Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 15.1PCh. 15.1 - For trans-2-hexene: (a) draw a stereoisomer; (b)...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 15.3PCh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.4PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.5PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.6PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.7PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.8PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.9PCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.10P
Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 15.11PCh. 15.4 - Prob. 15.12PCh. 15.4 - Prob. 15.13PCh. 15.5 - Prob. 15.14PCh. 15.6 - Prob. 15.15PCh. 15.6 - Prob. 15.16PCh. 15.6 - Prob. 15.17PCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.18PCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.19PCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.20PCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.21PCh. 15.8 - Prob. 15.22PCh. 15.8 - Prob. 15.23PCh. 15.9 - Prob. 15.24PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.25PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.26PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.27PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.28PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.29PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.30PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.31PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.32PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.33PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.34PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.35PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.36PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.37PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.38PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.39PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.40PCh. 15 - How are the compounds in each pair related? Are...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.42PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.43PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.44PCh. 15 - Answer each question with a compound of molecular...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.46PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.47PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.48PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.49PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.50PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.51PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.52PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.53PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.54PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.55PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.56PCh. 15 - (a) Define the terms “optically active” and...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.58PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.59PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.60PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.61PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.62PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.63PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.64PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.65PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.66PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.67PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.68PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.69PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.70PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.71PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.72PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.73CPCh. 15 - Prob. 15.74CP
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