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CHEM 3: Organic Chemistry

Chapter 5: Stereochemistry Assignment
1. Define the following terms (1pt each):
a. Racemic mixture
b. Enantiomers
c.

Diastereomers

d. Meso Compound
e. Asymmetric center
f.

Absolute configuration

g. Fischer projections
h. Optical Activity
i.

Plane Polarized light

j.

Optical Activity

2. How do you determine the maximum number of stereoisomers (1pt)?

3. Are all molecules chiral if they have a chiral center? Why? (2pts)

II. Assign the absolute configuration of the following (1pt each):

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

6.)

7.)