Portland State University - - Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chemistry 331 - Fall 1997

Chapter 5 Notes - Stereochemistry

Stereochemistry

Enantiomers

Enantiomer Examples






Chirality

Stereogenic Centers

Identifying Chiral Molecules


Properties of Enantiomers

Optical Activity

Specific Rotation

Absolute Configuration

R and S Designations

Right- and Left-Hand Views

Drawing 3-D Structures

Fischer Projections

Multiple Stereogenic Centers

Diastereomers

Meso Compounds

Identifying Meso Compounds

Racemic Mixtures

Isomerism - Summary

Stereoisomers - Summary

Stereochemistry in Reactions

Stereochemistry of Alkene Additions

Stereochemistry of Alkene Additions