Question #f9714

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May 5, 2017

Here's what I get.

Explanation:

Here's the structure of cholesterol showing the eight chiral centres.

Cholesterol
(Adapted from en.wikipedia.org)

Carbon 5 is not chiral because it is attached to only three other atoms: carbons 4, 6, and 10.

Carbon 25 is not chiral because it is attached to two identical groups: the methyl groups at carbons 26 and 27.