Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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Chapter 7 - Configurations - 7.5 Diastereomers - Problems - Page 155: 7.65

Answer

These structures are enantiomers.

Work Step by Step

If we analyze them, we will see that, the second one is the exact image that will appear if we put a mirror on the side of the first structure, and vice versa. This means that they are enantiomers. You can also analyze each stereocenter and see that they are opposite for each chair.
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