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prochiral

Adjective

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English Wikipedia has an article on:prochiralWikipedia
prochiral (not comparable)

(chemistry) having two constitutionally identical ligands (atoms or groups), replacement of either one by a different ligand making the molecule chiral

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However, one should note that adding a chemical group to the prochiral center from the re-face will not always lead to an S stereocenter, as the priority of the chemical group has to be taken into account. Source: Internet

In the above-mentioned example, if chloride (Cl-) was added to the prochiral center from the re-face, this would result in an R-enantiomer. Source: Internet

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