organic Chem exam 2 enerything

-ane

single bond

-ene

double bond

-yne

triple bond

meth-

one

eth-

two

prop-

three

but-

4 carbons

pent-

five

hex-

six

hept-

seven

oct-

eight

non-

nine

dec-

ten

undec-

11 carbons

dodec-

12 carbons

tridec-

13

cyclo-

carbon chain

dash

back

wedge

up

Enantiomers

isomers that are mirror images of each other

disatereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one another

chiral center

- 4 different group attach to the central carbon
- lack a plane of symmetry
- not superimposable

chiral carbon

A carbon atom attached to four different atoms or groups of atoms.

R

lowest priority is in back (clockwise)

S

lowest priority is in front (looks clockwise but write opposite)

meso compounds

non-chirsl compounds that has an internal plane of symmetry. it does have at least two chiral centers.