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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE CONFIGURATIONMedium2 minQB
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Indicate whether each of the following structures has the R configuration or the S configuration:

(a) structure (b) structure

(c) structure (d) structure

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Assign CIP priorities, then trace 1 2 3 with the lowest-priority group away (invert when it is towards you).

(a) (S)-butan-2-ol : OH C2H5 CH3 H : S.

(b) (S)-butan-2-amine : NH2 C2H5 CH3 H : S.

(c) (S)-2-bromopropanoic acid : Br COOH CH3 H : S.

(d) (R)-1-fluoro-1-iodoethane : I F CH3 H : R.

Ans. (a) S (b) S (c) S (d) R

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