52nd International Chemistry Olympiad, Istanbul, TURKEY
Preparatory problems: THEORETICAL
Problem 8. Stereoisomers of 1,2,3-Triphenylpropane-1,3-diol
8.1. Draw all possible stereoisomers of 1,2,3-triphenylpropane-1,3-diol. 8.2. List all the achiral compounds. 8.3. List all the chiral compounds. 8.4. Which of the following properties or methods can be used to distinguish between the chiral compounds from question 8.3? Choose all correct statements. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
boiling point UV spectroscopy refractive index melting point optical rotation dipole moment NMR spectroscopy in an achiral environment IR spectroscopy
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