Organic Chemistry A Short Course

Chiral molecules that have nonsuperimposable mirror images are called:

How many stereoisomers with the formula CH₃CHICHICH₃ are possible?

What is the process that separates enantiomers?

How many stereogenic centers are present in the following molecule?

How many stereoisomers can be obtained from the monobromination of pentane?

Which of the following molecules has a mirror plane of symmetry?

Which of the molecules below has a stereogenic carbon atom?

Which of the following objects is chiral?

Which of the following statements about enantiomers is INCORRECT?

How many stereogenic carbons are in the following molecule?

The total number of possible stereoisomers of 1-bromo-2-chlorocyclopentane is:

An unknown sample is tested with a polarimeter for optical activity.The results of the test require movement of the analyzer.What samples would give this result?

How many chiral stereoisomers can be drawn for CH₃CHClCHBrCH₃?

The total number of possible stereoisomers of is:

How many stereogenic centers are present in the following molecule?

The number of stereogenic centers in progesterone is: progesterone (no stereochemistry shown)

An unknown sample is tested with a polarimeter for optical activity.The results of the test required no movement of the analyzer.What samples would give this result?

A 50:50 mixture of enantiomers

The observed rotation for 100 mL of an aqueous solution containing 1 g of sucrose, placed in a 2-decimeter sample tube, is +1.33° at 25°C.What is the specific rotation of sucrose?

The terms that best describe the isomeric relationship between staggered and eclipsed ethane are