Chloramphenicol, a powerful antibiotic isolated in 1947 from the Streptomyces venezuelae bacterium, is active against a broad spectrum of bacterial infections and is particularly valuable against typhoid fever. Assign R or S configurations to the chirality centers in chloramphenicol. H OH CH2OH Chloramphenicol H NHCOCHCI2 O2N

Chloramphenicol, a powerful antibiotic isolated in 1947 from the Streptomyces venezuelae bacterium, is active against a broad spectrum of bacterial infections and is particularly valuable against typhoid fever. Assign R or S configurations to the chirality centers in chloramphenicol. H OH CH2OH Chloramphenicol H NHCOCHCI2 O2N

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Chapter5: Stereochemistry At Tetrahedral Centers

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