Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation
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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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Chapter20: Organic Chemistry
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Problem 98AP
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Drawn are four isomeric dimethylcyclopropanes.
a.How are the compounds in each pair related (enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers): A and B; A and C; B and C; C and D?
b.Label each compound as chiral or achiral.
c.Which compounds alone would be optically active?
d.Which compounds have a plane of symmetry?
e.How do the boiling points of the compounds in each pair compare: A and B; B and C; C and D?
f.Which of the compounds are meso compounds?
g.Would an equal mixture of compounds C and D be optically active? What about an equal mixture of B and C?
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