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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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Identify the indicated faces in the following molecules as Re or Si:
(a)
(b)
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?
Ribose, an essential part of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has the following structure:
(a) How many chirality centers does ribose have? Identify them.
(b) How many stereoisomers of ribose are there?
(c) Draw the structure of the enantiomer of ribose.
(d) Draw the structure of a diastereomer of ribose.
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)
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