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[1ST YEAR] CCP 3 - Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (Lec.) > MIDTERM 01 - Stereochemistry > Flashcards

MIDTERM 01 - Stereochemistry Flashcards

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The branch of chemistry concerned with the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms and molecules and the effect of this on chemical reactions

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Stereochemistry

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Compounds with the same molecular formula

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Isomers

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Different connectivity of atoms

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Constitutional

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Different functional groups

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Functional

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Different positions of functional group

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Positional

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Different carbon skeleton

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Skeletal

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Same connectivity but different spatial orientation of atoms

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Stereoisomers

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Different, non-interconverting spatial arrangement of atoms

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Configurational

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Result from restricted rotation around a double bond or on polysubstituted cyclic alkanes

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Geometric

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Around a chiral carbon

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Optical

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Nonsuperimposable mirror images

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Enantiomers

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Nonmirror images

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Diastereomers

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Different, interconverting spatial arrangements of atoms

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Conformational

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Staggered and eclipsed

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Aliphatic alkanes

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Chair and boat

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Alicyclic alkanes

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From the Greek word “chier” which means hand

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Chiral

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Greek word which means hand

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Chier

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Has a nonsuperimposable mirror image (asymmetrical)

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Chiral molecule

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Has a superimposable mirror image (symmetrical)

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Achiral molecules

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Where an atom connects to 4 different groups; causes chirality

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Stereocenters/Asymmetric centers

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Molecules that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other

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Enantiomers

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Other name for absolute configuration (R/S system)

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Cahn-Ingold-Prelog system

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Oscillates in one plane

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Plane-polarized light

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Equimolar mixture of 2 enantiomers

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Racemic mixture

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Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other

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Diastereomers

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For a molecule with n stereocenters, the maximum number of stereoisomers possible is 2^n

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2^n rule

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Achiral compounds but contain chirality centers

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Meso compounds

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