The process to determine the configuration, starts by placing the lowest priority substituent toward the back. If the substituents pointing forward decrease in priority in a clockwise order, the configuration is S. If the substituents decrease in priority in a counterclockwise order, the configuration is R. True False
The process to determine the configuration, starts by placing the lowest priority substituent toward the back. If the substituents pointing forward decrease in priority in a clockwise order, the configuration is S. If the substituents decrease in priority in a counterclockwise order, the configuration is R. True False
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Transcribed Image Text:The process to determine the configuration, starts by placing the lowest priority
substituent toward the back.
If the substituents pointing forward decrease in priority in a clockwise order, the
configuration is S. If the substituents decrease in priority in a counterclockwise order,
the configuration is R.
True
False
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