Question 5 Consider the compound shown below. Cl (a) Is this compound chiral? (b

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Question 5 Consider the compound shown below. Cl (a) Is this compound chiral? (b) How many chirality centers are present in this compound? (c) On the structure above, draw an eyeline looking along the axis of the C3-C4 bond. (d) Draw the Newman projection of this compound, as it is drawn above, looking down the C3-C4 bond axis, (e) What is the meaning of the term gauche- interaction? Provide a brief explanation/definition. (0 Is the rotamer you drew in (d) the lowest energy conformer of this compound? Briefly explain why, or why using the eyeline you drew in (c) not

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(a) yes because carbon attached to chloride atom is different so it is chiral

(b) only one chiral center

(c)

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