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Identify the chirality center(s). Identify the chirality center(s) (sometimes called chiral atom) in the compound shown. o OH
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i) Chirality centers are

C-2

C-3

C-4

C-5

These carbons are attached to four different groups , so these are chirality centers

ii) Formula relating number of chairality centers and number of stereoisomers is

number of stereoisomers = 2n

where, n is number of chirality centers

Therefore,

number of stereoisomers = 24 = 16

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