Chirality+Centers+of+THC

==**​__Chiral​ity Centers of THC__ **==

​Tetrahydrocannabinol contains two stereogenic centers. These stereogenic centers, also called chirality centers, are tetrahedral carbons that are bonded to four different groups. Ring carbons, such as the ones in tetrahydrocannabinol, can also be stereogenic centers. Each ring carbon is bonded to two other atoms in the ring, and two other substituents. In the case of THC, the ring carbons are each bonded to a hydrogen, the other atoms of the ring, as well as the atoms of a connecting rings. As indicated by the IUPAC name, there is a chirality center at C-6A and C-10a, and the stereochemistry of both centers is the //R// configuration.