5. Chirality
Atropisomers
Problem 6
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(••••) A compound with two chiral centers that is meso will always have opposite absolute configurations at the two chiral centers. That is, a meso compound will never be (R,R) or (S,S); instead, it will be (R,S). Explain why this must be true.
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