What is the difference between a chiral center and a stereocenter?
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The answer to #5 is 3. The answer to #6 is 2. I am assuming that the carbon with the carboxyl substituent is the one that is a stereocenter but not a chiral center but I don't understand why. Thanks for any help.
Chirality1.jpg
The answer to #5 is 3. The answer to #6 is 2. I am assuming that the carbon with the carboxyl substituent is the one that is a stereocenter but not a chiral center but I don't understand why. Thanks for any help.