Enantiomers

Stereochemistry

a 3D arrangement of atoms in space

Stereoisomers

molecules with the same connectivity but different arrangements of atoms in space

Enantiomers

non-superimposable mirror image isomers

Chiral

a molecule is ____ when a molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image

cis

happens when molecules are on the same side

trans

happens when molecules are on opposite sides

Achiral

any molecule with a plane of symmetry is _____

Opticallly Active

molecules enriched in an enantiomer will rotate plane polarized are said to be ______

Fischer Projections

are representations of 3D molecules as a flat structure

Enantiomers

will rotate plane-polarized light of the same magnitude but different directions

Diastereomers

are non-mirror images of stereoisomers that occur when there is more than one chiral center in a molecule

Meso

compounds that contain chiral atoms but are achiral because they have a plane of symmetry

Isomers

compounds with the dame chemical formula, but different arrangement of atoms

Constitutional Isomers

compounds that have different connectivities

Geometric Isomers

pairs of molecules with the same compounds attached to a double bond differently

Conformation Isomers

are molecules that can rotate the compounds within it