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
• convert between stereo structures and Fischer projections
• determine the maximum number of isomers possible in a compound with more than one stereogenic centre
• identify meso compounds and when to expect them

• Chapter 17 (in Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley))

• Stereochemistry (in Wikibooks Organic Chemistry)
• Chirality (in ChemWiki)
• How to draw Fischer projections (in ChemWiki)

Organic isomers Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Structural Organic Chemistry Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Stereochemistry Tutorial Tags: stereochemistry Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Assigning Priority Tags: stereochemistry | isomerism | chirality Contributed by Peter Rutledge

Assigning Absolute Configuration Tags: stereochemistry | isomerism | 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