Stereochemistry Flashcards by Hannah Fairchild | Brainscape

Flashcards in Stereochemistry Deck (16)

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chirality

the ability to exist in two non-superimposable mirror-image forms

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entaniomers

a pair of non-superimposable mirror-image molc

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sterioisomers

isomers that have the same connectivity of atoms but different spacial arrangements

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asymmetric carbons

a carbon that has 4 different groups attached to it
aka chiral carbons

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chiral center

an atom holding a set of groups in a spacial arrangement that is not superimposable on its own mirror image

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stereocenter

any atom at which the interchange of two groups gives a stereoisomer

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the 2^n rule

a molecule with n chiral centers can have a maximum of 2^n stereoisomers

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absolute configuration

description of the spacial arrangement of the groups attached to a chiral center

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R/S nomenclature convention

used to assign absolute configuration
uses the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Priority system to prioritize groups attached to the chiral carbon

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Optical activity

rotation of the plane of plane-polarized light

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optically active

a molecule rotates the plane-polarized light

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dextrorotatory enantiomer

an enantiomer that rotates plane-polarized light clockwise (+)

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levorotatory enantiomer

an enantiomer that rotates the plan-polarized light counterclockwise (-)

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Racemic mixture

equal amounts of (+) and (-) enantiomers

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specific rotation

rotation induced by 1 g/ my of solution

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meso compound

achiral compound containing chiral centers