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N atoms bonded to three different substituents are chiral because of the geometry of the orbitals. Why is this true?
I'm guessing that this is because of N's sp3 hybridized state. So does the lone pair count as a different substituent, and help rotate light?
-Xtian
I'm guessing that this is because of N's sp3 hybridized state. So does the lone pair count as a different substituent, and help rotate light?
-Xtian