Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.27P
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Chiral centers in cholesterol has to be labeled and also the number of possible isomers has to be given.

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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.

Meso compound:

It is an achiral compound having two or more chiral centers that also has chiral isomers.

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a) How many chiral centers exist in the following molecule structure A? b) How many possible stereoisomers would exist for structure A (including structure A) based on the correct number of chiral centers
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Mark each chiral center in the following molecule  with an asterisk. How many stereoisomers are possible for each molecule?

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