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In a flat drawing of 3-methylcyclohex-1-ene the ring carbons C1 to C6 run clockwise when viewed from above, with C1=C2 the double bond. The CH group on C3 points up (towards the viewer) and the H on C3 points down. What is the CIP descriptor of C3?

  1. AR; the priority order is C2 > C4 > CH > H
  2. BR; the priority order is C4 > C2 > CH > H
  3. CS; the priority order is C4 > C2 > CH > H
  4. DS; the priority order is C2 > C4 > CH > H

Answer: D

Priorities at C3: C2 (=CH, duplicated C gives (C,C,H)) > C4 (C,H,H) > CH (H,H,H) > H. The H points down, away from a viewer above. Place C3 at the top of the ring: C2 (previous atom) is at lower left, C4 (next atom) at lower right and the methyl points outward. Seen from above, C2 C4 CH is counter-clockwise, so the centre is S.
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