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someguy456345
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Chiral Centers (Stereocenters) in a ring?
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April 15, 2009, 10:05:02 PM »
My book says a carbon atom in a ring (like cyclohexane) is a chiral center if:
1) It bears two different substituents on the outside of the ring
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2) The path traced from that carbon in one direction is different from the path traced in the other direction
I understand the first requirement, it is simple enough but what do they mean by 2)
Could you please give an example? Thanks!
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April 15, 2009, 10:26:40 PM »
Counter examples to 2 would be any 1,4- or 1,1-disubstituted cyclohexane.
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April 26, 2009, 12:55:43 AM »
to be honest i dont even know what the 2nd requirement means. the 1st one got me through organic 1 and 2 quite easily enough...essentially, as long as the center in question is attached to alll different substituents, it is a chiral center.
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