Identifying chiral carbon
Which are the chiral carbons (and why) in this compound? Is it the corner of the hexagons to which CH3, CH3, OH (respectively) are attached to?
Original post by scientific222
Which are the chiral carbons (and why) in this compound? Is it the corner of the hexagons to which CH3, CH3, OH (respectively) are attached to?
Correct - these are the only C atoms with four groups attached anyway.
Original post by scientific222
Which are the chiral carbons (and why) in this compound? Is it the corner of the hexagons to which CH3, CH3, OH (respectively) are attached to?
As Borek has intimated, there are no chiral carbons in this structure ...
Original post by scientific222
Which are the chiral carbons (and why) in this compound? Is it the corner of the hexagons to which CH3, CH3, OH (respectively) are attached to?
Yeah, there ain't no chiral carbons in this bad-boy!
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