Drawn are four isomeric dimethylcyclopropanes. A B C D a. How are the compounds in each pair related (enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers): A and B; A and C; B and C; C and D? b. Label each compound as chiral or achiral. c. Which compounds, alone, would be optically active? d. Which compounds have a plane of symmetry? e. How do the boiling points of the compounds in each pair compare: A and B; B and C; C and D? f. Which of the compounds are meso compounds? g. Would an equal mixture of compounds C and D be optically active? What about an equal mixture of B and C?

Drawn are four isomeric dimethylcyclopropanes. A B C D a. How are the compounds in each pair related (enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers): A and B; A and C; B and C; C and D? b. Label each compound as chiral or achiral. c. Which compounds, alone, would be optically active? d. Which compounds have a plane of symmetry? e. How do the boiling points of the compounds in each pair compare: A and B; B and C; C and D? f. Which of the compounds are meso compounds? g. Would an equal mixture of compounds C and D be optically active? What about an equal mixture of B and C?

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Author:Andrei Straumanis

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Chapter6: Alkanes & Alkenes

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