Optical Isomerism

what is a chiral carbon

asymmetric carbon , carbon with 4 different bonds

what is non superimposable

cannot rotate chiral molecule where look identical with mirror image

what is an enantiomer

non-superimposable images of each other

steps to draw an enantiomer

1. Identify chiral center

2. draw molecule in 3D

3. Draw mirror image

optical isomerism is a type of and why

steroism

they have identical formulas

atoms are arranged differently in space

what is plane polarized light

only oscillates in single direction

what is optically active

plane polarized is affected by it

what does the 2 enantiomers do polarized light

1. rotate on way

2. rotate another way

when is polarized light not affected

when mixture is 50:50, mixture is optically inactive