A-LevelChemistryIntroduction to organic chemistryFeb/Mar 2024Paper 1 Q261 Mark
The drug cortisone has the formula shown. [Figure showing the skeletal structure of cortisone with three chiral centers marked by asterisks] 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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B1
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D3
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