Chirality Flashcards

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Optical isomer definition

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Non-superimposable mirror images of each other but otherwise the same

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Chirality definition

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One thing with the same features that is a mirror image

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How to find a chiral carbon
What is used to show a molecule is chiral

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Bonded to 4 different groups
An asterisk is placed next to the carbon atom

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