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Taxol questions

1. A molecule of Taxol contains eleven chiral carbon centres. Ten of the chiral centres are shown. Identify the remaining chiral centre by placing an asterisk (*) in the correct position on the structure below. 2. One of the chiral auxiliaries used in the synthesis of Taxol is trans-2-phenylcyclohexan-1-ol. A 3-D representation of one of the enantiomers of trans-2-phenylcyclohexan-1-ol (a) Explain why this is...

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