Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The structural formula for 1-phenyl-2-amino-1-propanol should be drawn.
Concept introduction:
The spatial arrangement of atom within a compound that are joined together is identified with the help of structural formula.
(b)
Interpretation:
The numbers of stereocenters present in the given molecule and the number of stereoisomers is possible for it should be determined.
Concept introduction:
The spatial arrangement of atom within a compound that is joined together is identified with the help of structural formula.
In chiral organic molecules, the tetrahedral carbon atom is bound to four different groups. Such a carbon is known as stereocenter.
For a molecule with n number of stereocenters, the maximum number of possible stereoisomers is 2n.
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