Organic Chemistry Study Guide and Solutions
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Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.58AP
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Interpretation:
The validation corresponding to the fact that the antibiotic mycomycin is optically active is to be stated.
Concept introduction:
A carbon atom that has four nonequivalent atoms or groups attached to it is known as the chiral carbon atom. Chiral carbon centers are also called asymmetric or stereogenic centers. A chiral molecule is an optically active molecule. It rotates the plane of a plane polarized light.
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Organic Chemistry Study Guide and Solutions
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