General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073511245
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.3, Problem 15.7P
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The chiral center in following compound should be located.

  General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry, Chapter 15.3, Problem 15.7P

Concept Introduction:

Compounds containing four different groups attached to them are known as chiral compound and that carbon is known as chiral carbon. The chiral carbon in the given compound is represented by placing an asterisk (*) symbol over that carbon atom.

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