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| Constitutional Isomers vs. Stereoisomers | 9 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Chirality | 12 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Test 1: Plane of Symmetry | 7 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
| Test 2: Stereocenter Test | 17 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
| R and S Configuration | 43 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
| Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers | 13 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Atropisomers | 9 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Meso Compound | 13 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
| Test 3: Disubstituted Cycloalkanes | 11 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| What is the Relationship Between Isomers? | 16 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
| Fischer Projection | 11 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| R and S of Fischer Projections | 8 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Optical Activity | 6 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Enantiomeric Excess | 19 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Calculations with Enantiomeric Percentages | 12 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
| Non-Carbon Chiral Centers | 8 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
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One of the special features of chiral molecules is that they are able to rotate plane-polarized light. Unfortunately, this means that now professors have an excuse to ask you math problems. Let’s see how this works.
The Concept of Optical Activity
Concept #1: Specific rotation vs. observed rotation.
- Clockwise rotation = dextrorotary (d) or (+)
- Counterclockwise rotation = levororatory (l) or (-)
These random names/signs have nothing to do with the chirality of a molecule!
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Concept #1: Specific rotation vs. observed rotation.
