Stereo-chemistry
When an alkene is designated E, what does that tell you about the molecule?
The highest priority substituents are on opposite sides of each-other. (Trans)
What is one example of an object that is chiral in real life?
Your hands
Is R clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Clockwise
In the cahn-ingold-prelog system, what takes priority N or O?
Oxygen takes priority as it is the heavier element.
What is a meso compound?
An achiral molecule containing chiral centers.
What is an example of an object that is not chiral in real life?
Most peoples socks
What are diastereomers?
Non-super-imposable, non-mirror images with the same connectivity.
What is the difference between stereo-centers and chiral centers?
A stereocenter is a point in a molecule where swapping two groups produces a stereoisomer. A chiral center is a specific type of stereocenter where the atom is bonded to four different groups, resulting in a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image (enantiomers)
Give me a reason knowing stereo-chemistry is important for real-life applications.
One example is the fact that the receptors in our body are also chiral, so any molecules that bind to those receptors need to be chiral as well (in most cases)