Chapter XII: Organic Chemistry

Excerpt from "Enantiomer in the Mirror" by Mala Radhakrishnan.

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So Danny hoped for some self-esteem
From the “Asymmetric Dancing Team.”
His heart did the teammates warm a lot,
For they shared his chemical formula.

The dancing instructor so tastefully
Diffused all about so gracefully.
“Now let us dance,” she brightly yelled,
“All CH(CH3)FCl’s!”

Danny was absolutely excited,
For never he’d similar molecules sighted.
So now he could not keep his eagerness in.
“I’m finally going to really fit in!”

But then, as the dancers composed a straight line,
The massive formation was no longer fine.
“Hey Danny, what’s wrong with your orientation?
This line must be perfect with no deviation!”

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