Problem #18: Click the mouse on each of the chiral carbons in the molecule shown below. Click the Help button for a short review on the requirements for chirality in organic molecules.


If you would like to know the total number of stereocenters in the molecule, click and hold the mouse button on the box below.













































All of the carbon indicated are chiral since they are bonded to four different groups.  The top carbon is attached to a hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group and the ring;  the bottom carbon is attached to a hydrogen, an oxygen, an sp2 carbon, and the diol side-chain.