The most straightforward way to determine whether a given object is chiral is to draw or visualize the object’s mirror image and see if the two are identical (that is, superimposable). If the object contains an internal plane of symmetry then it must be achiral. What is Superimposable and nonRead More →
Amino acids (except for glycine) have a chiral carbon atom adjacent to the carboxyl group (CO2-). This chiral center allows for stereoisomerism. The amino acids form two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other. … These mirror images are termed enantiomers. Which of the 20 amino acids are notRead More →
Both compound A (1-bromo-1-chloropropene) and compound B ( 1-cyclobutyl-2-ethyl-3-methyl-1-butene) can exist as a pair of configurational stereoisomers (one is shown). Does bromochlorofluoromethane have a Stereocenter? (a) Bromochlorofluoromethane is a chiral molecule whose stereocenter is designated with an asterisk. Rotation of its mirror image does not generate the original structure. CanRead More →