Determining Configuration

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A three-dimensional molecular structure will be displayed here, and may be moved about with the mouse. Carbon is gray, hydrogen is cyan, oxygen is red, and nitrogen is dark blue. Other atoms are colored differently and are labled.
Characterize the configuration of the molecule by selecting one of the three terms listed below. A response to your answer will be presented by clicking the Check Answer button.

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S     R     Achiral
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This script written by William Reusch, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University.
Please send comments and corrections to whreusch@pilot.msu.edu.