Isomers Flashcards
Constitutional isomers
share the same molecular formula , meaning their molecules weigh the same
Conformational isomers
the same molecule only at diffrent points in their natural rotation around a single bond
enantiomers
tow molecules that are nonsuperimposed mirroe images of each other
diastereomers
molecules are chiral and share the same connectivity but are not mirror images of each other
chiral
different
Achiral
not different
optical activity
refers to the rotation of this plane polarized light by a chiral molecule
Angle Strain
result when bondages deviate from the ideal values by being stretched or compressed
torsional strain
results when cyclic molecules must assume conformations that have eclipsed or gauche interactions
Nonbonded strain
results from non adjacent atoms or groups complete for the same space