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User:Karsten Theis/chirality

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Choose the molecule you want to work on:
Choose the molecule you want to work on:
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<jmol><jmolbutton><text>Molecule on the left</text><script>load $isopropanol</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
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<jmol><jmolbutton><text>left</text><script>load $isopropanol</script></jmolbutton></jmol><jmol><jmolbutton><text>middle</text><script>load $2-butanol</script></jmolbutton></jmol><jmol><jmolbutton><text>right</text><script>load $butanone</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
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<jmol><jmolbutton><text>Molecule in the middle</text><script>load $2-butanol</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
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<jmol><jmolbutton><text>Molecule on the right</text><script>load $butanone</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
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To switch two substituents on carbon atoms, first click the button below to turn the feature on, and then click on any carbon atom.
To switch two substituents on carbon atoms, first click the button below to turn the feature on, and then click on any carbon atom.
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<jmol><jmolbutton><text>switch substituents</text><script>set picking invertstereo</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
<jmol><jmolbutton><text>switch substituents</text><script>set picking invertstereo</script></jmolbutton></jmol>
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For each molecule, write the skeletal structure, figure out the name, and explore whether it is different from its mirror image (whether it is chiral). For the last question, it helps to figure out whether any of the carbon atoms have four distinct groups connected to it.
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Here is some space for your notes:
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Revision as of 14:21, 26 September 2020

Three molecules to consider

Image:Isoprop small.gifImage:Secbutanol small.gif‎Image:Butanone.gif

Which one of these molecules is chiral?

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Karsten Theis

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