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Are the following molecules chiral or achiral? If they are chiral, identify the chiral carbon atom(s).
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13. Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds
Chirality
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Provide the enantiomer using method 2. (Hint: chiral center is circled in red.)
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Identify the chiral center in the molecule. The chiral center is the carbon atom bonded to four different groups, which is circled in red in the first image.
Determine the configuration (R or S) of the chiral center in the original molecule. Assign priorities to the substituents based on atomic number, with the highest atomic number receiving the highest priority.
Orient the molecule so that the lowest priority group is pointing away from you. Trace a path from the highest priority substituent to the lowest priority substituent.
If the path is clockwise, the configuration is R. If the path is counterclockwise, the configuration is S.
To find the enantiomer, invert the configuration of the chiral center. If the original configuration is R, the enantiomer will be S, and vice versa. Draw the enantiomer by swapping the positions of any two substituents at the chiral center to achieve the opposite configuration.
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