Chapter 5, Problem 5.40P

Locate the stereogenic center(s) in each compound. A molecule may have zero, one, or more stereogenic centers.

a. ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}$ f. i.

b. ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{OCH}\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right){\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}$

c. ${\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_{\text{2}}\text{CHCH}\left(\text{OH}\right)\text{CH}{\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_{\text{2}}$

d. ${\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_{\text{2}}{\text{CHCH}}_{\text{2}}\text{CH}\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right){\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{CH}\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)\text{CH}\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right){\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}$

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