Stereochemistry
Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:
identify stereogenic centres in organic molecules
distinguish between different types of isomers, including enantiomers and diastereomers
use (R )- and (S )- descriptors to describe enantiomers and identify if a compouind has (R )- or (S )- stereochemistry
Textbook and eBook References
Chapter 17 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry , 3rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
[fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts , 2015 (John Wiley) )
ChemCAL, iChem and Contributed Resources
Organic isomers
Description: Isomerism in organic chemistry
Tags: constitutional | stereoisomers | configurational | conformational | optical | enantiomers
Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
Optical isomerism tutorial
Description: Introduction to chirality
Tags: isomers | isomerism | enantiomers | chirality
Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
Assigning Priority and Absolute Configuration
Description: Video and interactive tutorials and self test quizzes on assigning priorities and assigning absolute configurations in chiral organic molecules
Tags: stereochemistry | isomerism | chirality
Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
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