Unit 5 Waycross College CHEM 2401K

Stereochemistry

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The learner will:

1. define sterioisomers.

2. recognize optical activity.

3. predict and distinguish as to what enantiomers are.

4. find a chiral carbon atom within a molecule.

5. recognize molecules that are chiral.

6. be familiar with the different representations of three dimensional molecules.

7. describe a racemic mixture (modification).

8. be familiar with the sequence rules for determining whether a specific configuration about a carbon atom is R or S.

9. recognize meso structures and define a meso compound.

10. know the reactions involving strioisomers including:

a. generation of a chiral center;

b. reactions of chiral molecules (bond-breaking, generation of

second chiral center, resolution ).

LEARNING GUIDE

1. Read chapter 5 in Organic chemistry by Wade (7^th edition)

2. Do the following exercises : 26, 30, 31, 35