CHAPTER 3: Question 3

 

Simple Answers

a)     The shape is tetrahedral, so the molecule is chiral with a stereocentre at the nitrogen atom.
b)     The shape is tetrahedral, so the molecule is chiral with a stereocentre at the sulphur atom.
c)     The shape is tetrahedral, so the molecule is chiral with a stereocentre at the phosphorus atom.
d)     The shape is tetrahedral, so the molecule is chiral with a stereocentre at the phosphorus atom.
e)     The shape is square planar, so the molecule is achiral.
 

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