L19 - Isomers and Chirality

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Flashcards about isomers, stereoisomers, chirality, and enantiomers. Includes key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture.

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Chirality

Molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.

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Non-Superimposable

Mirror images that cannot overlap each other.

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Stereogenic Center/Chiral Center

A point in a molecule that lacks a plane of symmetry and has four different substituents attached.

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Pairs of Enantiomers

Pairs of isomers, like E and Z or cis and trans.

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Racemic Mixture

An equal mixture of two enantiomers.

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Polarimeter

Instrument that measures the rotation of light through a sample.

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Chiral Substrates

Chiral molecules will interact with these differently than their counterpart.