General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
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Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.3, Problem 15.7P
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The following ball-and-stick model should be translated to shorthand structure and two chiral centers should be located for the same:

  General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition, Chapter 15.3, Problem 15.7P

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Compounds containing four different groups attached to them are known as chiral compound and that carbon is known as chiral carbon. The chiral carbon in the given compound is represented by placing an asterisk (*) symbol over that carbon atom.

Blood clot formation in the human body is due synthesis of a special protein Vitamin K. This vitamin is also responsible for binding and controlling of calcium in bones and other tissues.

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