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Offline andyvidler

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help with finding chirality centres
« on: April 16, 2011, 11:16:25 PM »
I am having a lot of trouble with this. Does anyone know how to identify the chiral centres in the following attached molecule?
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Re: help with finding chirality centres
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 12:05:02 AM »
here you go
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Re: help with finding chirality centres
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2011, 04:40:56 AM »
First - you shouldn't give the final answer, it is against forum rules.

Second - this is not a correct answer.
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Re: help with finding chirality centres
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2011, 03:14:57 PM »
Quote from: Graphite on April 17, 2011, 12:05:02 AM
here you go
A chiral center has 4 different groups
why you think that C=0 carbon is chiral?

@andyvidler
a chiral carbon is sp3 hybridised and has 4 different groups attached to it ...
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Re: help with finding chirality centres
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 04:46:29 AM »
Quote from: Graphite on April 17, 2011, 12:05:02 AM
here you go
the carbon atom in benzene isn't chiral atom.
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