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Title: Meso or enantiomeric?
Post by: ostudent on October 09, 2018, 08:06:26 PM

hello all,

would the following be regarded as a meso compound? If so, why is there a (+/-) attached to the name? Aren't meso compounds achiral?

Thank you.

Title: Re: Meso or enantiomeric?
Post by: hypervalent_iodine on October 10, 2018, 12:27:44 AM

What makes a compound meso and can you identify whether or not it applies to the compound in the picture?

Title: Re: Meso or enantiomeric?
Post by: ostudent on October 14, 2018, 12:33:34 AM

ah, I see my error. thank you.