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Question

The structures of diethylenetriamine complexes are shown below.

i) Categorize each isomer as either chiral or achiral.

ii) Draw the enantiomer of each chiral complex.

iii) Identify the pair of chiral complexes that are enantiomers.

Accepted Answer

i) A: chiral, B: achiral, C: achiral, D: chiral

ii)

iii) A and D are enantiomers of each other.

Answer

i) A: achiral, B: achiral, C: chiral, D: achiral

ii)

iii) None of the complexes are enantiomers of each other

Answer

i) A: chiral, B: chiral, C: achiral, D: chiral

ii)

iii) None of the complexes are enantiomers of each other

Answer

i) A: achiral, B: chiral, C: chiral, D: achiral

ii)

iii) B and C are enantiomers of each other.