Figure 5.3
A comparison of consitutional
isomers and stereoisomers
b)
constitutional
c)
stereoisomer
CH3
CH3
CH3
Cl
achiral
H3C
Br
b)
Cl
Br
CH3
CH3
chiral
Br
Br
Cl
c)
F
Br
Cl
Br
chiral
F
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Stereogenic Centers
To locate a stereogenic center, examine each tetrahedral
carbon atom in a molecule, and look at the four groups
not the four atomsbonded to it.
Always omit from consideration all C atoms that cannot
be tetrahedral stereogenic centers. These include
CH2 and CH3 groups
Any sp or sp2 hybridized C
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Cl
b) CH3CH(OH)CH=CH2
H
OH
chiral
c) (CH3)2CHCH2CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
H
CH3
chiral
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a)
Br
b)
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c)
CO2H
O
H
N
OH
H2N
N
H
O
O
SH
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Figure 5.5
Three-dimensional
representations for pairs
of enantiomers
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Cl
Cl
b)CH3CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
H
NH2
CO2H
H2N
HO2C
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20
21
22
23
24
25
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Figure 5.6
Examples of assigning
priorities to stereogenic centers
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30
Figure 5.7
Examples: Orienting the lowest
priority group in back
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or -CH2CH3
-CH2CH3
b) -I
or -Br
-I
c) -CH3Br
or -CH2CH2Br
-CH3Br
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b)
C
H
-H
-NH2
CH3
CH2
-OH
CH
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Cl
H
Br
H3C
b)
CH2Br
ClH2C
H3C
CH2Br
rotate
H3C
OH
HO
CH2Cl
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Diastereomers
For a molecule with n stereogenic centers, the maximum
number of stereoisomers is 2n. Let us consider the stepwise
procedure for finding all the possible stereoisomers of 2,3dibromopentane.
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If you have drawn the compound and the mirror image in the
described manner, you have only to do two operations to see
if the atoms align. Place B directly on top of A; and rotate B
180 and place it on top of A to see if the atoms align.
Figure 5.8
Summary: The four
stereoisomers of 2,3dibromopentane
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H3CH2C
H
Cl
H3CH2C
CH2CH3
H
OH
CH2CH3
OH
Cl
H3CH2C
H
HO
H3CH2C
CH2CH3
H
Cl
CH2CH3
HO
H
H
Cl
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Meso Compounds
Let us now consider the stereoisomers of 2,3-dibromobutane.
Since this molecule has two stereogenic centers, the maximum
number of stereoisomers is 4.
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Figure 5.9
Summary: The three
stereoisomers 2,3dibromobutane
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COOH
HO
OH
H
H3C
HO
H
HOOC
HO
OH
H
COOH
H
OH
CH3
HOOC
H
HO
CH3
OH
H
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H3CH2C
CH2CH3
HO
OH
H3CH2C
HO
CH2CH3
OH
H
CH2CH3
H
OH
H3CH2C
H
HO
CH2CH3
OH
H
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Disubstituted Cycloalkanes
Consider 1,3-dibromocyclopentane. Since it has two
stereogenic centers, it has a maximum of four stereoisomers.
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Figure 5.10
SummaryTypes of isomers
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Figure 5.11
Determining the relationship
between two nonidentical
molecules
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Cl
c)
OH
OH
HO
OH
HO
A and B are
enatiomers,
and C and D
are
enantiomers.
A is a
diastereomer of
C and D. B is
also a
diastereomer of
C and D.
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CH3
Br
Br
H
CH2OH
HOH2C
Same formula
H
CH3
Same S configuration
identical
Same formula
b)
OH
HO
OH
diastereomers
Same formula
c)
Opposite R and S
configuration
enantiomers
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60
61
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4.33-39, 40-46,
48-55, 57-61
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