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Chapter 4: Q27. (page 96)

Draw the four stereoisomers of threonine as Fischer projections.

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The stereoisomers are the molecules with different configurations having at least one chiral center and the asymmetry of the chiral carbon results in two possible configurations.

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What are Stereoisomers?

The stereoisomers are the molecules with different configurations having at least one chiral center and the asymmetry of the chiral carbon results in two possible configurations.

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Calculation of number of stereoisomers

If a molecule has n chiral centers, the number of stereoisomers can be calculated as 2nwhere n=2forThreonine Thus, there are 4 stereoisomers possible for threonine.

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Fischer projection of Threonine

Thus, threonine has 4 Fischer projections.

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