Chapter 5: Q1P (page 120)
Question:Which of the following objects are chiral?
(a) Soda can
(b)Screwdriver
(c)Screw
(d)Shoe
Answer
(a) Soda can is achiral.
(b) Screwdriver is chiral.
(c) Screw is chiral.
(d) Shoe is chiral.
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Xylose is a common sugar found in many types of wood, including maple and cherry. Because it is much less prone to cause tooth decay than sucrose, xylose has been used in candy and chewing gum. Assign R or S configurations to the chirality centers in xylose.
Draw the structure of a meso compound that has five carbons and three chirality centers.
Identify the indicated faces in the following molecules as Re or Si:
(a)
(b)
What are the stereochemical configurations of the two diastereomers of(2S,4R)-2,4-octanediol? (A diol is a compound with two-OH groups.)
Draw the meso form of each of the following molecules, and indicate the plane of symmetry in each:
(a)
(b)
(c)
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