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1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 19m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 18m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids3h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

5. Chirality

Fischer Projection

Organic Chemistry

5. Chirality

Fischer Projection

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Problem 5fWade - 9th Edition

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For each structure, 1. draw all the stereoisomers. 2. label each structure as chiral or achiral. 3. give the relationships between the stereoisomers (enantiomers, diastereomers). a.

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Identify the chiral centers in each structure. For the first structure, the chiral centers are at carbons 2 and 3. For the second structure, the chiral centers are at carbons 2 and 3.

Draw all possible stereoisomers for each structure. For a molecule with two chiral centers, there are 2^2 = 4 possible stereoisomers.

Label each stereoisomer as chiral or achiral. A molecule is chiral if it has a non-superimposable mirror image.

Determine the relationships between the stereoisomers. Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images, while diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images.

Compare the stereoisomers of the two structures to identify any enantiomers or diastereomers.

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