(a)
Interpretation:The natural products indicated should be identified as either chiral or achiral.
Concept introduction:
The enantiomers are identical chemical compounds that have a mirror-image relationship to each other while diastereomers do not hold mirror image relationships. The former are chiral and optically active while the latter can be chiral or achiral.
Four kinds of symmetry elements that may be present are tabulated as follows:
Presence of any symmetry element makes molecule achiral and optically inactive.
(b)
Interpretation: The three molecules that represent enantiomers of
Concept introduction: The enantiomers are identical chemical compounds that have a mirror-image relationship to each other while diastereomers do not hold mirror image relationships. The former are chiral and optically active while the latter can be chiral or achiral.
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Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
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