If you think you know your definitions, try this difficult problem. (a) Draw all the

Chapter 5, Problem 5-37

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If you think you know your definitions, try this difficult problem.

(a) Draw all the stereoisomers of 2,3,4-tribromopentane. (Using Fischer projections may be helpful.) You should find two meso structures and one pair of enantiomers.

(b) Star (*) the asymmetric carbon atoms, and label each as (R) or (S).

(c) In the meso structures, show how C3 is not asymmetric, nor is it a chiral center, yet it is a stereocenter.

(d) In the enantiomers, show how C3 is not a stereocenter.

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