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**Title: Identifying Enantiomers of a Cyclohexane Molecule**
**Question:**
Which structure (or structures) represents (or represent) the enantiomer of the molecule below?
**Diagrams:**
- **Target Molecule Diagram:**
- The structure is a cyclohexane ring with three substituents:
- Hydroxyl group (OH) attached with a solid wedge.
- Methoxy group (OCH₃) attached with a dashed wedge.
- Bromine atom (Br) attached with a solid wedge.
- **Options:**
- **Structure I:**
- Cyclohexane ring with substituents:
- Hydroxyl group (OH) with solid wedge.
- Methoxy group (OCH₃) with dashed wedge.
- Bromine (Br) with a solid wedge.
- **Structure II:**
- Cyclohexane ring with substituents:
- Hydroxyl group (OH) with a solid wedge.
- Methoxy group (OCH₃) with a dashed wedge.
- Bromine (Br) with a dashed wedge.
- **Structure III:**
- Cyclohexane ring with substituents:
- Hydroxyl group (OH) in a wedged bond orientation.
- Methoxy group (OCH₃) in a dashed bond orientation.
- Bromine (Br) with a solid bond orientation.
- **Structure IV:**
- Cyclohexane ring with substituents:
- Hydroxyl group (OH) with a solid wedge.
- Methoxy group (OCH₃) with a dashed wedge.
- Bromine (Br) with a dashed wedge.
**Answer Choices:**
- IV
- I
- III and IV
- III
- II
**Explanation:**
The enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images. The molecule corresponding to an enantiomer will have all chiral centers inverted compared to the given molecule.
**Correct Answer:**
- Option: **IV**
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Definition of enantiomer:
An enantiomer is one of two stereoisomers that are non superimposable mirror images of each other.
For example :
Right and left hand of human beings are mirror image of each other but cannot be superimposed.
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