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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

How many of the following amino acids have more than one stereogenic centre? (i) Serine (ii) Glycine (iii) Valine (iv) Isoleucine (v) Alanine

Answer: 1

Solution

Serine, valine and alanine each have exactly one stereogenic centre (their -carbon), and glycine has none (its side chain is simply ); isoleucine uniquely has a second stereocentre in

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