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    Is the resolution of ibuprofen with pyrrolidine, C4H9N, possible?

    Homework Statement Hi! I'm doing a problem that asks whether pyrrolidine, C4H9N, could be used to resolve the racemic mixture of ibuprofen. In the correct resolution, we use the chiral base (S)-(-)-α-phenylethylamine as a resolving agent. In this question, it asks whether the base pyrrolidine...
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    Pyrrolidine: Achiral or chiral?

    Hi everyone, this is my first time posting to this website. I'm just trying to study for organic chemistry, and I've been having a little trouble trying to grasp the concept of chiral/achiral. The book talks about pyrrolidine,C4H9N, and it asks whether or not pyrrolidine could be used to...
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