Chirality: Elements of chirality

Excursion 3/3
 

Plane of chirality: "a planar (or assumed to be planar in an idealized manner) fragment of a molecule bearing at least one substituent located out-of-plane, thus causing chirality of the molecule." (Quote from Hellwich, translated by C.R.)



 

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trans-cyclooctene


 

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a [2.2]paracyclophanecarboxylic acid







 
 
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