Chapter 4 - Stereochemistry Flashcards
1
Q
Draw out flow chart to determine type of isomer
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2
Q
A chiral molecule is ____ active and (can/cannot) rotate polarized light. What types of isomers does this include?
A
Optically, can
chiral molecules that can rotate polarized light include enantiomers and diastereomers
3
Q
Achiral molecules cannot rotate plane polarized light. These include what types of compounds?
A
racemic mixtures, compounds with no stereochemistry, and meso compounds
4
Q
A chemist is trying to separate a pair of enantiomers. What lab technique can he do to achieve this?
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Polarimetry
***Note that enantiomers are hard to separate because they have similar chemical properties!
Diastereomers have different chemical properties from one another and thus are easier to separate
