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Chapter 5: Q4P (page 120)

Question:Identify the chirality centers in the following molecules (green5Cl, yellow-green5F):

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(a)

b

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01

About chirality centers

If a carbon atom gets attached to four bonds of different substituents or groups, then that carbon is said to be a chirality center. The substituents should not be the same around the carbon.

02

About threose

The molecular formula of this compound is . The actual structure is given below.

Threose

03

About the chirality centers in threose

There are two chirality centers. It is shown below.

Chirality centers

Chirality centers

04

About enflurane

The halogenated ether with molecular formula of is enflurane. The actual structure is given below.

Enflurane

05

About the chirality centers in enflurane

There is one chirality center. It is shown below.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question:Which of the following objects are chiral?

(a) Soda can

(b)Screwdriver

(c)Screw

(d)Shoe

Draw examples of the following:

(a) A meso compound with the formula

(b) A meso compound with the formula

(c) A compound with two chirality centers, one R and the other S

How many stereoisomers of 2,4-dibromo-3-chloropentane are there? Draw them, and indicate which are optically active.

Ribose, an essential part of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has the following structure:

(a) How many chirality centers does ribose have? Identify them.

(b) How many stereoisomers of ribose are there?

(c) Draw the structure of the enantiomer of ribose.

  1. Draw the structure of a diastereomer of ribose.

On reaction with hydrogen gas by a platinum catalyst, ribose (Problem 5-54) is converted into ribitol. Is ribitol optically active or inactive? Explain.
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