Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The number of chiral centers in the given molecule are to be identified.
Concept introduction:
A chiral center is a tetrahedral stereocenter. The atom at the chiral center must be
Interpretation:
(b)
The number of total configurational isomers of the given molecule is to be determined.
Concept introduction:
Stereoisomers which differ in their spatial arrangement of atoms and are non-superimposable on its mirror image are called chiral molecules. The asymmetric center in the molecule is called chiral center.
The maximum number of stereoisomers which can exist for a given molecule is calculated by the formula

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- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage Learning
