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 3LGP
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Interpretation:
All the chiral centers in cortisone are to be identified and the appropriate
Concept introduction:
Each center is analyzed separately if the compound contains more than one chirality center.
The designation of each carbon is determined by using the numbers.
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