Study Guide/solutions Manual For Organic Chemistry
Study Guide/solutions Manual For Organic Chemistry
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260475678
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5.7, Problem 19P
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Interpretation: The maximum number of stereoisomers possible for a compound with three stereogenic centers is to be calculated.

Concept introduction: A compound exhibits number of stereoisomers when it contains more than one stereogenic centers. The maximum number of stereoisomers a compound with n number of stereogenic centers can show is 2n.

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Interpretation: The maximum number of stereoisomers possible for a compound with three stereogenic centers is to be calculated.

Concept introduction: A compound exhibits number of stereoisomers when it contains more than one stereogenic centers. The maximum number of stereoisomers a compound with n number of stereogenic centers can show is 2n.

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