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If you believe a reaction will take place, draw the structural
formula for the chief organic product using the drawing window on
the right. If no reaction is expected, draw
the starting reactant structure. A new problem will be displayed by clicking the New Problem button at the top of the page. |
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In a few cases more than one organic product is formed. Write
the formula for the major product from the reactant (on the left in
the equation), ignoring byproducts from the reagents. In a few
cases stereochemical configuration must be designated. Both chiral
and achiral stereoisomers may be drawn, and (E/Z) isomers of
appropriately substituted double bonds are recognized. Isomerism
due to chiral centers is specified by the wedge/hatched bond
tool. Repeated clicking on a bond alternates its orientation. Two
of the bonds to a chiral center must lie in the plane of the
drawing and must connect heavy atoms (not hydrogen). The remaining
bond(s) should then be drawn as wedge and hatched lines (do not
draw bonds to hydrogen. |