Which of the following objects are chiral? A basketball A fork A wine glass A go

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Which of the following objects are chiral? A basketball A fork A wine glass A golf club A spiral staircase A snowflake Which of the following compounds are chiral? Draw them, and label the chirality center. 2, 4-Dimethylheptane 5-Ethyl -3, 3-dimethyleptance cis-1, 4-Dichlorocyclohexane Draw chiral molecules that meet the following descriptions: A chloroakane, C_5 H_11 Cl An alcohol, C_6 H_14 O An alkene, C_6 H_12 An alkane, C_8 H_18 Eight alcohols have formula C_5 H_12 O. Draw them. Which are chiral? Draw compounds that fit the following descriptions: A chiral alcohol with four carbons A chiral carboxylic acid with the formula C_5 H_10 O_2 A compound with two chirality centers A chiral aldehyde with the formula C_3H_5BrO Erythronolide B is the biological precursor of erythromycin, a broad- spectrum antibiotic. How many chirality centers does erythronolide B have? Identify them.

Explanation / Answer

CHIRAL =AN object that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image

1. basketball = achiral

2. fork = achiral

3. wine glass = achiral

4. spiral staircase = chiral

5. snowflake = achiral

6. golf club = chiral

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