ochem question

[grace10107]

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Can someone plz explain how these are enantiomers?
Thankyou 😀

 

[510586]

OH at the end is not a chiral center. Only 2 chiral centers

 

[grace10107]

oh,, ok so simple.. feel so dumb :O
thanks

 

[ThunderSplash]

When you flip the second structure to look like the first, you'll notice all your chiral centers are also flipped. (wedges become dashes, dashes become wedges). Which means they are enantiomers.