chirality

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
full-widthCall with Kai
GameKnowt Play
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/5

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

6 Terms

1
New cards

enantiomer

mirror images that are not identical - not superimposable 

2
New cards

stereoisomers

differ in the arrangements of groups in 3-D space

do not confuse with constitutional isomers

3
New cards

achiral

a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image

4
New cards

racemic mixtures

mixtures containing equal quantities of enantiomers

optically inactive

5
New cards

homochiral (enantiopure)

all the molecules in a mixture are of the same handedness - they state light in the same direction

6
New cards

enantiomeric excess

a mixture of enantiomers where one isomer is present in larger amounts