Comment on stereochemistry of products. This is a Grignard reaction and the product has two chiral carbons. I think it should be a racemic mixture. However, my teacher says the correct answer is diastereomers. He says if the reactant has no chiral carbon and product is chiral, than it would be...

Moderators work as a team, and it would be great to have a team that is diverse, has broad combined chemistry expertise, and broad combined social skills. I just self-nominated for the 2022 moderator election, and I would like to encourage others "in my cohort" to do the same. My chemistry focus ...