Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.17P
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Interpretation:
From the given stereorepresentations, using (a) as a reference structure, which are identical to (a) and which are mirror images of (a) has to be identified.
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Chiral center:
A tetrahedral atom that is bonded to four different groups is called as chiral center. The most commonly known tetrahedral atom is carbon.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Organic Chemistry
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Ch. 3.8 - If the side chain of the amino add is a methyl...Ch. 3.8 - Prob. BQCh. 3.8 - The amino acids cysteine and serine are shown....Ch. 3.8 - Prob. DQCh. 3.8 - As stated, proteins are stereochemically pure...Ch. 3.8 - As stated, proteins are stereochemically pure...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11PCh. 3 - One reason we can be sure that sp3-hybridized...Ch. 3 - Which compounds contain chiral centers? (a)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.15PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.16PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.17PCh. 3 - Mark each chiral center in the following molecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.19PCh. 3 - Assign priorities to the groups in each set. (a) H...Ch. 3 - Following are structural formulas for the...Ch. 3 - Following is a staggered conformation for one of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.23PCh. 3 - When oxaloacetic acid and acetyl-coenzyme A...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.25PCh. 3 - Mark each chiral center in the following molecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.27PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.28PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.29PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.30PCh. 3 - Which of the following are meso compounds?Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.32PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.33PCh. 3 - Which of the following compounds are chiral?...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.35PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.36PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.37PCh. 3 - The chiral catalyst (R)-BINAP-Ru is used to...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.39P
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