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Ernest Z.
Jul 16, 2015

There are two stereoisomers of 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylcyclohexane.

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There are two stereoisomers of 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylcyclohexane.

The structure of 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylcyclohexane is

1-Bromo

The carbon atom (#"C"-1#) bearing the bromine is chiral.

It contains four different groups: #"H"#, #"Br"#, the #"CH"_2# group of #"C"-6#, and the #"C(CH"_3)_2# group of #"C"-2#.

The compound exists as a pair of enantiomers.

Enantiomers

There are two stereoisomers of 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylcyclohexane.

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