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Offline w451208

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Achirality
« on: November 10, 2010, 10:15:54 PM »


Shouldnt the answer just be D.
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Offline rabolisk

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Re: Achirality
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 10:20:17 PM »
IV is definitely achiral, but there is another molecule that lacks any chiral carbons.
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Re: Achirality
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 10:24:57 PM »
I was looking at I because it people were telling me that you could draw a line through the substitutions to show a plane of symmetry. I am not sure though.

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Re: Achirality
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2010, 09:09:18 AM »
Perhaps building a model of (I) would help you visualize the plane of symmetry
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Offline macman104

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Re: Achirality
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2010, 09:28:50 AM »
Quote from: w451208 on November 10, 2010, 10:24:57 PM
I was looking at I because it people were telling me that you could draw a line through the substitutions to show a plane of symmetry. I am not sure though.


That is correct
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