Organic Chemistry
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 5, Problem 37P
(a) Write the structure of 2,2-dichlorobicyclo[2.2.1] heptane.
(b) How many chirality centers does it contain?
(c) How many stereoisomers are predicted by the 2n rule?
(d) Only one pair of enantiomers is possible for 2, 2-dichlorobicyclo[2.2.1] heptane. Explain.
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