Chapter 5: Stereoisomers

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Chiral compound

A compound with no plane of symmetry.

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Asymmetric center

An atom bonded to four different groups.

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Enantiomers

The relationship between a chiral compound and its mirror image.

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Dexrotatory

Enantiomers that rotate the plane of polarized light clockwise. 

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Levarotatory

Enantiomers that rotate the plane of polarized light counterclockwise. 

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Racemic mixture

An even mixture of dexrotatory and levarotatory enantiomers.

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How do you calculate the maximum number of stereoisomers?

2^n, where n equals the number of stereocenters.

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Enantiomer pairs

Stereoisomers with the opposite configuration at each asymmetric center

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Diastereomer pairs

Stereoisomers with the same and opposite configurations.

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