Difference: Stereospecific vs Stereoselective?
Specific: Mechanism forces a specific product from a specific reactant isomer. Selective: One isomer is preferred (major product) due to stability/sterics.
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True or False: A molecule must have a chiral carbon to be chiral.
Under what condition is an allene ( ) chiral?
What prevents rotation in chiral Biphenyls (Atropisomerism)?
Why are simple chiral amines (like ) not optically active at room temperature?