Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra Sinica. From the natural extract, a bronchial dilator named ephedrine can be isolated. The structure of ephedrine is: CH3 CH-CH-NH-CH3 OH a. How many stereoisomers does ephedrine have? b. Draw and name all the stereoisomers c. Research to identify which of the enantiomers has medicinal effects.

Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra Sinica. From the natural extract, a bronchial dilator named ephedrine can be isolated. The structure of ephedrine is: CH3 CH-CH-NH-CH3 OH a. How many stereoisomers does ephedrine have? b. Draw and name all the stereoisomers c. Research to identify which of the enantiomers has medicinal effects.

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Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra Sinica. From the natural extract, a bronchial dilator named ephedrine can be isolated. The
structure of ephedrine is:
CH3
CH-CH-NH-CH3
OH
a. How many stereoisomers does ephedrine have?
b. Draw and name all the stereoisomers
c. Research to identify which of the enantiomers has medicinal effects.

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