R and S do not apply to trigonal planar atoms. R,S designations are only
used for tetrahedral stereocenters, (e.g. at carbons with four different
groups attached).
Cheerio,
CBF
On Tue, 11 Mar 1997 larsenak@plu.edu wrote:
> How do you go about determining if a stereocenter has an "R" or "S"
> configuration when it is trigonal planar?
> AL
>
>
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