What Factors Led to the Alteration of the American Environment

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Essay

What factors led to the alteration of the American environment? How was the environment altered?

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Definitions:

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties, including different melting points and boiling points.

Trichloroheptane

An organic compound that consists of a heptane backbone with three chlorine atoms attached, which can exist in several isomeric forms.

Orientation

Describes the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a molecule relative to one another.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to molecules that can exist in two non-superimposable mirror image forms.