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The stereochemistry configuration of enantiomers are called

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The stereochemistry configuration of enantiomers are called

The stereochemistry configuration of enantiomers are called R and S To assign this nomenclature to a chiral carbon in the following molecule CH H H C OH w CH CH C H CH you first have to assign the ranking of the four groups attached to the chiral carbon of the molecule The H atom has the lowest rank which is assigned number 4 Rank the remaining 3 groups from highest to lowest that is 1 2 3