Quiz 2 Study Guide

Question 1

isomers

Answer 1

same mclr formula, diff structures

Question 2

constitutional isomers

Answer 2

different atom connections

Question 3

stereoisomers
- conformational
- configurational

Answer 3

same connections with different spatial arrangments (in / out of plane)

• conformers: rotation around double bond
• configurational: cannot interconvert unless covalent bonds are broken (includes geometric isomers)

Question 4

chiral

Answer 4

nonsuperimposible mirror image

Question 5

achiral

Answer 5

superimposible mirror image