OCHEM Exam 2 Collins
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Enantiomers
isomers that are mirror images of each other
Meso compounds
-have chiral centers -overall molecule is achiral -have internal plane of symmetry -not optically active --> don't rotate plane polarized light -each chiral center rotates light in opposite directions so overall the rotations cancel out
Conformational isomers
Stereoisomers that differ by rotation about one or more single bonds
Diastereomer
Non-mirror images with same chemical formula
Constitutional isomers
same molecular formula, different connectivity
