Connect  One Semester Access Card for General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
Connect One Semester Access Card for General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781260194654
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 52P
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(a)

Interpretation:

The structure of an optically inactive aldehyde compound for molecular formula C5H10O should be drawn.

Concept Introduction:

For an optically inactive compound, there should be no chiral carbon present in the molecule that is the carbon should be bonded to two or more same atom or group of atoms.

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(b)

Interpretation:

The structure of an optically active aldehyde compound for molecular formula C5H10O should be drawn.

Concept Introduction:

For an optically active compound, there should be a chiral carbon present in the molecule that is the carbon should be bonded to four different atom or group of atoms.

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