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Offline ostudent

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Meso or enantiomeric?
« on: October 09, 2018, 08:06:26 PM »
hello all,

would the following be regarded as a meso compound? If so, why is there a (+/-) attached to the name? Aren't meso compounds achiral?

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Re: Meso or enantiomeric?
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2018, 12:27:44 AM »
What makes a compound meso and can you identify whether or not it applies to the compound in the picture?
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Re: Meso or enantiomeric?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2018, 12:33:34 AM »
ah, I see my error. thank you.
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