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Enantiomer or the same compound?
« on: October 30, 2014, 04:06:34 AM »
Same or enantiomer?




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Re: Enantiomer or the same compound?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 04:24:53 AM »
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Re: Enantiomer or the same compound?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2014, 06:29:05 AM »
Rotate the first molecule clockwise by 90° in the plane of the paper. Then rotate it by 180° about the axis containing the C=O bond. What do you get?

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Re: Enantiomer or the same compound?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2014, 04:31:50 PM »
Clever enantiomer question. Have never seen that particular example.
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Re: Enantiomer or the same compound?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2014, 05:33:58 PM »
Rotate the first molecule clockwise by 90° in the plane of the paper. Then rotate it by 180° about the axis containing the C=O bond. What do you get?

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