Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) is an amino acid found in some cell walls of bacteria. A bond-line structure for DAP is shown below: NH2 NH2 HO, HO Indicate the number of stereoisomers predicted for this structure. In bond-line form, draw each DAP stereoisomer below. Do not draw the same stereoisomer twice. Show stereochemistry clearly using appropriate dash/wedge notation. Is the prediction from part (a) correct and why? Below, indicate which stereoisomers will be optically inactive as a 50/50 mixture. DO NOT redraw the structures. Simply assign a letter (A, B, C...etc) to each unique stereoisomer above and identify each pair using the letters which you assigned to the structures. Using the incomplete template below, draw the DAP stereoisomer that is achiral in Fisher projection form by filling in each empty box with the correct substituent. СООН H- H- H EH I I I

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Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) is an amino acid found in some cell walls of bacteria. A bond-line structure
for DAP is shown below:
NH2
NH2
Но
HO
Indicate the number of stereoisomers predicted for this structure.
In bond-line form, draw each DAP stereoisomer below. Do not draw the same stereoisomer twice.
Show stereochemistry clearly using appropriate dash/wedge notation.
Is the prediction from part (a) correct and why?
Below, indicate which stereoisomers will be optically inactive as a 50/50 mixture. DO NOT redraw the
structures. Simply assign a letter (A, B, C...etc) to each unique stereoisomer above and identify each pair
using the letters which you assigned to the structures.
Using the incomplete template below, draw the DAP stereoisomer that is achiral in Fisher projection
form by filling in each empty box with the correct substituent.
СООН
H-
H.
H-
-H-
СООН
I I
I I I
Transcribed Image Text:Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) is an amino acid found in some cell walls of bacteria. A bond-line structure for DAP is shown below: NH2 NH2 Но HO Indicate the number of stereoisomers predicted for this structure. In bond-line form, draw each DAP stereoisomer below. Do not draw the same stereoisomer twice. Show stereochemistry clearly using appropriate dash/wedge notation. Is the prediction from part (a) correct and why? Below, indicate which stereoisomers will be optically inactive as a 50/50 mixture. DO NOT redraw the structures. Simply assign a letter (A, B, C...etc) to each unique stereoisomer above and identify each pair using the letters which you assigned to the structures. Using the incomplete template below, draw the DAP stereoisomer that is achiral in Fisher projection form by filling in each empty box with the correct substituent. СООН H- H. H- -H- СООН I I I I I
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