Organic Chemistry Study Guide and Solutions
Organic Chemistry Study Guide and Solutions
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781936221868
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.52AP
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Whether the compound that has pentacoordinate phosphorus atom is chiral or not is to be stated. The explanation for the corresponding answer is to be stated.

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An atom that has four nonequivalent atoms or groups attached to it is known as the chiral atom. Chiral centers are also called asymmetric or stereogenic centers. The chiral atom sometimes results in the formation of enantiomers which are the non-superimposable mirror images of each other.

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