Are these two hydrogens the same?

the replacement test done in 3D  ·  diamond-lattice geometry, C–O 1.43 Å ⌂ Home

Pick a molecule

Line-angle drawing

Drawn from the 3D model: the carbon chain lies in the page, Ha and Hb are the pair under test, solid wedge toward you, hashed away. Any other group on a stereocenter is drawn the same way.

The replacement test

Replace one hydrogen of the pair with deuterium, then the other. Compare the two products: identical → homotopic; enantiomers → enantiotopic; diastereomers → diastereotopic.

Verdict

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