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Chapter 5: Q1P (page 120)
Question:Which of the following objects are chiral?
(a) Soda can
(b)Screwdriver
(c)Screw
(d)Shoe
Answer
(a) Soda can is achiral.
(b) Screwdriver is chiral.
(c) Screw is chiral.
(d) Shoe is chiral.
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Which, if any, of the following structures represent meso compounds? (Blue = N, green = Cl.)
Assign R or S configuration to each chirality center in pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter decongestant found in cold remedies (blue = N)
Draw the meso form of each of the following molecules, and indicate the plane of symmetry in each:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Which of the following objects are chiral?
(a) A basketball
(b) A fork
(c) A wine glass
(d) A golf club
(e) A spiral staircase
(f) A snowflake
(f)
Draw both cis- and trans-1,3-dimethyl cyclohexane in their more stable chair conformations.
(a) How many stereoisomers are there of cis-1,3-dimethyl cyclohexane, and how many of trans-1,3-dimethyl cyclohexane?
(b) Are any of the structures chiral?
(c) What are the stereochemical relationships among the various stereoisomers of 1,3-dimethyl cyclohexane?
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