3.0qt into mL
2. For an organic molecule to be chiral, it must have a chiral carbon, i.e., a carbon with four different substituents. Draw the structural formulas of the following molecules indicating which (if any) carbons are chiral:
a. Ethanol
b. Lactic Acid
c. Alanine
d. Chlorocyclohexane
e. 2-Bromochlorocyclohexane
f. meta-Dichlorobenzene
g. 2-Bromobutane
h. 3-ChloropentanE
i. 2-Bromo-3-chloropentane
j. 1-Chloro-2-bromo-3-heptanol
2,4-butanediol
For geometric stereoisomerism, include cis and
trans (Z and E) stereoisomers of unsaturated
fatty acids (e.g. oleic acid and elaidic acid).
Name the following compounds. Please include the stereochemical assignment (cis/trans, E/Z and R/S in the name where applicable. OH NH2 O O
What are the bond angles and lengths of pyruvic acid?
Angles and lengths for all bonds, please.