
Axial or planar chirality in spiro [3.3]hepta-1,5-diene
Sep 1, 2015 · The two spirocyclic compounds drawn below are enantiomers. My question is, do they exhibit axial or planar chirality? 3D representations:
Do molecules with axial chirality have "stereogenic units"?
Feb 11, 2015 · Yes, axially chiral compounds have a stereogenic unit. Biphenyls (such as BINOL) and allenes are common types of compounds that exhibit axial chirality. As you describe, for …
M/P nomenclature for axial-chirality - Chemistry Stack Exchange
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600890 I came across this graphical abstract with M and P overlayed. After reading the article it became clear that M and P were being used as stereochemical …
organic chemistry - Chirality of symmetrically substituted biphenyl ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Axial chirality, which is a special case of chirality in which a molecule does not possess a "stereogenic center" (which is what is most commonly taught in introudctory organic …
Axial Chirality in Carbodiimides - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jun 6, 2016 · Do carbodiimides exhibit axial chirality or do the nitrogens invert rapidly enough, as in trisubstituted amines with different alkyl groups?
organic chemistry - How to find the number of stereoisomers of a …
Sep 5, 2015 · How to find the number of stereoisomers of a tetra-substituted allenes, exhibiting both axial and central chirality?
Chirality of spirocyclic compound - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Dec 24, 2016 · I am facing trouble with the following problem. Is (R)-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane chiral? My idea is that the compound possess a plane of symmetry and thus should be achiral. …
How is chirality center defined for an atom with 5 substituents?
Apr 29, 2021 · I understand that carbon atoms normally only have up to 4 substituents and the R and S chirality centers are defined for 4 substituents. Is there a similar convention of 'chirality' …
Why is 1-ethylidene-4-methylcyclohexane chiral?
Apr 23, 2022 · As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be a chiral carbon in the compound, 1-ethylidene-4-methylcyclohexane. The C-4 of the cyclohexane ring has two groups with exactly …
organic chemistry - What is the perfect definition for chirality ...
Sep 16, 2016 · However, asymmetric molecules are necessarily always chiral. And thus, chiral molecules have isomers that are non-superimposable mirror images. This is the definition of …