Re: stereocenters
youngcf@plu.edu
Mon, 10 Mar 1997 14:26:32 -0800 (PST)
A stereocenter is usually found by looking at a carbon atom that has four
groups attached to it. If two of the same groups are attached to the
carbon, ie. F-CH-F, then it is not a stereocenter. the four groups must
be attached to the carbon as to not create the above situation.
Stereocenters can be trigonal planar atoms or tetrahedral. We are
concerned with the tetrahedral form. I hope this answers your question.
Youngcf@plu.edu.
On Sun, 9 Mar 1997 larsenak@plu.edu wrote:
> Can anyone explain how to find out which atom is the stereocenter?
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