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1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
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22. Organic Chemistry

Chirality

General Chemistry

22. Organic Chemistry

Chirality

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Provide the enantiomer using method 2. (Hint: chiral center is circled in red.)

Molecular structure of an isomer with labeled groups for comparison.

Molecular structure of another isomer with labeled groups for comparison.

Molecular structure of a third isomer with labeled groups for comparison.

Molecular structure of a fourth isomer with labeled groups for comparison.

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Identify the chiral center in the molecule, which is the carbon atom bonded to four different groups. In the image, this center is circled in red.

To find the enantiomer, you need to invert the configuration at the chiral center. This means swapping the positions of any two groups attached to the chiral center.

Choose two groups attached to the chiral center and swap their positions. This will create a mirror image of the original molecule.

Ensure that the new configuration is a non-superimposable mirror image of the original molecule, confirming it is an enantiomer.

Verify the stereochemistry of the new configuration using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules to ensure it is indeed the enantiomer of the original molecule.