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16 Cards in this Set
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Isomer |
Different compound with same molecular formula |
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Constitutional (structural) isomers |
Atoms have a different connectivity |
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Stereoisomers |
Have same connectivity but differ in the arrangement of their atoms in space |
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Enantiomers |
Nonsuperposable mirror images of each other (left & right hand) |
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Diastereomers |
Not mirror images of each other |
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Achiral |
Superposable on its mirror image > Symmetric |
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Chiral |
Not superposable on its mirror image > asymmetric |
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Plane of symmetry |
Back (Definition) |
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Double and triple bonds |
Back (Definition) |
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Mesocompound |
Achiral despite having chiral center > superposable on its mirror image > has a plane of symmetry |
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Assigning priority |
1st: Atomic number > if same element, compare the ones each are directly connected to |
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Fisher projection |
Back (Definition) |
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Diasteromers |
Stereoisomers that are nonsuperposable non-mirror images
> opposite configurations at some chirality centers |
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Front (Term) |
Back (Definition) |
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Alkyl halide |
Back (Definition) |
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Alkyl halides |
Back (Definition) |