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A-LevelChemistryIntroduction to organic chemistry9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2009 · Q191 Mark

The drug cortisone has the formula shown. [Figure 19.1] In addition to those chiral centres marked by an asterisk (*), how many other chiral centres are present in the cortisone molecule?

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D: 3

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Introduction to organic chemistry, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2009 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 19.

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