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Offline polymerase

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Chiral Molecule
« on: October 22, 2007, 02:15:19 PM »
Why/How is trans-1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane an achiral molecule and not a chiral molecule?
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Re: Chiral Molecule
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2007, 09:01:15 PM »
What is your definition of chiral? Does this molecule have (+/-) optical rotation?
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Re: Chiral Molecule
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2007, 01:15:54 AM »
Quote from: polymerase on October 22, 2007, 02:15:19 PM
Why/How is trans-1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane an achiral molecule and not a chiral molecule?
Name is incorrect. This compound cannot be trans
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Re: Chiral Molecule
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2007, 02:25:18 AM »
Quote from: AWK on October 23, 2007, 01:15:54 AM
Quote from: polymerase on October 22, 2007, 02:15:19 PM
Why/How is trans-1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane an achiral molecule and not a chiral molecule?
Name is incorrect. This compound cannot be trans

Why not? One substituent on each side of the ring.
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Re: Chiral Molecule
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 03:50:56 AM »
Sorry, I did not notice this "cyclo"

Find a plane of symmetry! Both cis- and trans- are achiral
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