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Chapter 7 : Stereochemistry |
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Summary
Despite what one may perceive from a printed page or even the computer
screen you are now looking at, most molecules are not 2D objects, they
are 3D as a result of the spatial arrangement of the atoms, groups and
bonds. The interaction of molecules (i.e. reactions) which
occur as the result of collisions between these 3D objects in 3D
space, can therefore also have 3D requirements and characteristics.
Stereochemistry is all about the 3D properties of molecules and reactions
and has it's own language and terms that need to be appreciated.
Isomer types
Enantiomers
The Chirality Centre
Optical Activity
Absolute Relative Configuration
Cahn-Ingold-Prelog R/S notation
Fischer projections
Implications in Reactions
Problems
