Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.36P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
Chiral carbon atoms present in nepetalactone has to be labelled. The number of possible stereoisomers for nepetalactone has to be given and to show that nepetalactone is a terpene.
Concept Introduction:
Terpenes are made by joining five-carbon units, usually in a head to tail-fashion.
Isoprene unit:
Branched end of isoprene – Head
Unbranched end of isoprene - Tail
Chirality: It refers to a Carbon atom in a molecule that contains four different substituents.
Stereoisomers: Two compounds with same molecular formula but different in their orientation are considered as isomers.
Number of possible stereoisomers for a compound can be determined as,
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