6.0 Chirality and Stereoisomers

Learning Objectives

In this chapter you will learn to

  • identify chiral carbons in chemical structures
  • recognize stereochemical designations in names
  • explain how chirality affects the chemistry of substances in chiral systems, including in biology

 

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