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Chirality Flashcards

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How do you know if a molecule shows optical isomerism?

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Has a chiral carbon with 4 different groups attached

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What do optical isomers form?

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Non-superimposable mirror images

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How do you draw all the optical isomers if there are 2 chiral carbons?

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Mirror top, leave bottom
Mirror bottom, leave top
Mirror both

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