Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.40P
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If the Librium and Valium are is chiral or achiral should be identified.

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Benzodiazepines are the compounds who derivatives are used as tranquilizers. Tranquilizers are the drugs that are used to relieve anxiety and tension. Valium and Librium are the most widely used tranquilizers.

When a carbon bonds with four different atoms or a group of atoms. It is called a chiral carbon. If two or more groups bonded to the carbon atom are the same, then it is considered achiral.

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