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Determine whether three molecules—H2O, CH2BrCl, and CHBrClF—aresuperimposable on their mirror images; that is, are H2O, CH2BrCl, and CHBrClF chiral or achiral?

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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ISBN:9780618974122

Author:Andrei Straumanis

Publisher:Andrei Straumanis

Chapter12: Chirality

Section: Chapter Questions

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Determine whether three molecules—H₂O, CH₂BrCl, and CHBrClF—are
superimposable on their mirror images; that is, are H₂O, CH₂BrCl, and CHBrClF chiral or achiral?

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