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The following molecule is cholesterol (a) How many chirality centres does cholesterol possess? 8 chirality centres (b) In natural cholesterol, the stereochemistry of the carbon bearing the alcohol group is the (S) configuration. Redraw cholesterol using dash-wedge bond notation to accurately represent the configuration of the carbon at this centre.

          The following molecule is cholesterol
(a) How many chirality centres does cholesterol possess?
8 chirality centres
(b) In natural cholesterol, the stereochemistry of the carbon bearing the alcohol group is the (S) configuration. Redraw cholesterol using dash-wedge bond notation to accurately represent the configuration of the carbon at this centre.

The following molecule is cholesterol
(a) How many chirality centres does cholesterol possess?
8 chirality centres
(b) In natural cholesterol, the stereochemistry of the carbon bearing the alcohol group is the (S) configuration. Redraw cholesterol using dash-wedge bond notation to accurately represent the configuration of the carbon at this centre.

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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09/13/2023

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Chirality centers are carbon atoms that have four different groups attached to them. In cholesterol, there are 8 chirality centers. Now, let's focus on the stereochemistry of the carbon bearing the alcohol group. In natural cholesterol, this carbon has the (S) Show more…

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The following molecule is cholesterol (a) How many chirality centres does cholesterol possess? 8 chirality centres (b) In natural cholesterol, the stereochemistry of the carbon bearing the alcohol group is the (S) configuration. Redraw cholesterol using dash-wedge bond notation to accurately represent the configuration of the carbon at this centre.