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Offline orgoclear

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Chirality
« on: October 18, 2009, 09:30:13 AM »
Does this nitrogen show chirality :NABC (eg. :NH(CH3)(C2H5) where A,B,C are three different substituents?

I think it does because the lone pair can show a directional "bond" sort-of behaviour that enables it to have chiral behaviour. But ive found that in some places it has chirality while in some other places it does not.

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Re: Chirality
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Re: Chirality
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2009, 08:11:04 AM »
While you can't describe this molecule as chiral it does have molecular symmetry (as do all molecules really even if it's just C1), if you ever divulge into inorganic chemistry the symmetry of all compounds will become slightly clearer.

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