Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
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ISBN: 9781292089034
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 52P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The achiral stereoisomer compound has to be identified.

Concept introduction:

Chiral:

The carbon atom which attached to the four different atoms is called as chiral. A molecule is non superimposable on its mirror image is called chiral molecule.

The molecule is called as chiral molecule, the carbon is called as chiral carbon.

  Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition, Chapter 4, Problem 52P

  Chiral molecule

Achiral:

A molecule is superimposable on its mirror image is called achiral molecule.

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