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Hexaphenylbenzene is a unique organic molecule. Besides its high level of symmetry, it is one of the few molecules that are chiral without having a chiral center. What is the definition of chirality? What is the definition of a chiral center? How does hexaphenylbenzene fit the definition of being a chiral molecule?
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