Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Certain vegetable oils contain ‘trans fats’, which are linked to unwanted rises in blood cholesterol levels. In the diagrams below, $R_1$ and $R_2$ are two different hydrocarbon chains. Which diagram shows an optically active ‘trans fat’ correctly?

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