Optical Isomers
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4 Terms
Optical isomer → WHICH one
Optical isomer → Enantiomers (non-superimposed mirror images)
A structure cannot be WHAT on its mirror image possessing “WHAT”
A structure cannot be SUPERIMPOSED on its mirror image, possessing “CHIRALITY”
Optical isomers:
WHAT carbon: having HOW MANY different atoms/groups bonded to them
The geometry of the C: WHAT
Must use WHAT
Optical isomers:
CHIRAL carbon: having FOUR different atoms/groups bonded to them
The geometry of the C: TETRAHEDRAL
Must use VSEPR
How to draw optical isomers:
Method 1: Draw the WHAT and then draw the mirror image of the molecule
Method 2: Redraw the WHAT of the molecules but switch the WHAT and the WHAT groups of the WHAT center
How to draw optical isomers:
Method 1: Draw the MIRROR PLANE and then draw the mirror image of the molecule
Method 2: Redraw the VSEPR of the molecules but switch the WEDGE and the HASH groups of the CHIRAL center
