Using Cahn Ingold Prelog Rules to Assigning R or S to a Molecule That Contains a Carbonyl

Assigning absolute stereochemistry (assign R or S) to a chiral center is an important skill that every organic chemistry student needs to master. Assign R or S involves assigning "priority" to each group bonded to the chiral center. In this video I will show you how to use Cahn Ingold and Prelog Rules (CIP Rules) to assign R or S to a more complicated chiral center. Keep in mind it is not molar mass or atomic mass that dictates priority! What dictates priority is the atomic number of an atom!

This video is part of a series called How to be Successful in Organic Chemistry. It this series I go over numerous problems that a student could expect to see in there organic chemistry 1 course. Doing organic chemistry practice problems will make you more successful in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

I recommend that you download the problem from the link below and attempt the problem yourself and use this video to correct your work.

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