CHAPTER 6: Question 5
2D explanations
The only chiral molecule in Chapter 3 which contains any symmetry element
other than the identity element is compound 3.29. Thus, all of the
other compounds belong to point group C1. Compound 3.29
contains a C2 axis as shown below. Hence, compound 3.29
belongs to point group C2, and all of the chiral molecules
in Chapter 3 belong to either a Cn or a Dn
point group.
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