Question 1: Ivermectin is a critically important anti-parasitic medicine, which is a direct result of discoveries made by Professor's Omura and Campbell, which were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5th. YOUR TASK: Assign the highlighted chiral centers as (R) or (S) by circling the correct answer. (Concept: R and S assignments) 1 4 5 НО,,, 2 ₁1 3 Ivermectin 0₁ || 1. 7 HO OH O H Ill 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R RR R R R R S S S S S S S

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Question 1: Ivermectin is a critically important anti-parasitic medicine, which is a direct
result of discoveries made by Professor's Omura and Campbell, which were awarded the
2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5th. YOUR TASK: Assign the highlighted
chiral centers as (R) or (S) by circling the correct answer. (Concept: R and S assignments)
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4
5
HO,,
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2
O
On1
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Ivermectin
7
HO
H
OH
O
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6
1
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 1: Ivermectin is a critically important anti-parasitic medicine, which is a direct result of discoveries made by Professor's Omura and Campbell, which were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5th. YOUR TASK: Assign the highlighted chiral centers as (R) or (S) by circling the correct answer. (Concept: R and S assignments) 1 4 5 HO,, ů 2 O On1 3 Ivermectin 7 HO H OH O H |||| 6 1 234 5 6 7 YRRRRRR es sis es sis es R S
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