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For each of the following pairs of compounds,
Chapter 5, Problem 5.49(choose chapter or problem)
For each of the following pairs of compounds, determine the relationship between the two compounds: (a) (b) H Me Cl Me HO H Cl Me H Me HO H (c) OH OH (d) (e) (f) (g) Cl Cl (h) (i) (j) (k) CH3 HO H CH3 CH3 HO H H OH H OH H OH CH3 HO H (l) Et HO H Me Et HO H H OH H OH H OH Me HO H
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QUESTION:
For each of the following pairs of compounds, determine the relationship between the two compounds: (a) (b) H Me Cl Me HO H Cl Me H Me HO H (c) OH OH (d) (e) (f) (g) Cl Cl (h) (i) (j) (k) CH3 HO H CH3 CH3 HO H H OH H OH H OH CH3 HO H (l) Et HO H Me Et HO H H OH H OH H OH Me HO H
ANSWER:Step 1 of 12
(a) Both chiral centers in this molecule have been inverted between the two structures, meaning that these molecules are enantiomers.