Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118133576
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 5, Problem 9Q
Which is untrue about the following structure?
(a) It is the most stable of the possible conformations.
(b)
(c) It is identical to its mirror image.
(d) It is optically active.
(e) (R, S) designations cannot be applied.
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