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Offline Ethanol

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Question on chirality, pls help
« on: August 26, 2011, 11:33:04 PM »
Am stuck on option 1, which is included in the answer.
1.sp and sp^2 hybridised carbons can not be symmetric, right?

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Re: Question on chirality, pls help
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2011, 03:44:45 AM »
The Bromine-chlorine-propadien is also chiral. The middle C turns the others about 90°.

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Re: Question on chirality, pls help
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 06:20:45 AM »
See also: Axial chirality
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Re: Question on chirality, pls help
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2011, 10:45:19 AM »
Perfect, thanks Dan and Hunter2.

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