General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259883989
Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Stereochemistry and Isomerism
Stereochemistry deals with the three-dimensional structure and properties of molecules. It explains the arrangement of atoms and their manipulation within a molecule in a 3D structure. Stereochemistry can be dealt with all types of molecules. Based on th…
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Chapter 15, Problem 35P
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The chiral center and enantiomers of methamphetamine molecules should be determined.

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Organic compounds are the compounds that are mainly composed of C and H atoms. The branch of chemistry that deals with preparation, reactions, and properties of organic compounds is said to be the organic chemistry. The compounds with same molecular formula and different structural formula are called isomers. Isomers can be classified as constitutional isomers and stereoisomers.

Constitutional isomers can be defined as the pair of molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formula. Stereoisomers have same molecular and structural formula but have different arrangement of atoms in the three-dimensional space.

Optical isomers are type of stereoisomers which have same molecular and structural formula but have different arrangement of atoms in the three-dimensional space. The essential condition for a molecule to be optical isomer is the presence of chiral carbon atom.

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