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What is stereochemistry?
What is stereochemistry?
- The study of the bond angles in molecules
- The study of the three-dimensional structure of molecules (correct)
- The study of the electronic configuration of molecules
- The study of the reactivity of molecules
What are configurational isomers?
What are configurational isomers?
- Isomers that differ in the position of functional groups
- Stereoisomers that cannot be converted into one another by rotation around a single bond (correct)
- Isomers with the same spatial arrangement of atoms
- Isomers with the same molecular formula but different molecular structure
What is constitutional isomerism based on?
What is constitutional isomerism based on?
- Different functional groups and molecular formula
- Arrangement of the carbon skeleton and molecular formula
- Arrangement of the carbon skeleton and position of functional groups (correct)
- Position of functional groups and connectivity
What distinguishes stereoisomers from one another?
What distinguishes stereoisomers from one another?
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What does the term 'constitutional isomerism' refer to?
What does the term 'constitutional isomerism' refer to?
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Study Notes
Stereochemistry
- Stereochemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in molecules.
Isomerism
- Isomerism is the phenomenon where two or more molecules have the same molecular formula but differ in their structural arrangement.
Configurational Isomers
- Configurational isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula and bond sequence, but differ in their three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in space.
Constitutional Isomerism
- Constitutional isomerism is based on the differences in the order in which the atoms are bonded.
- It refers to the phenomenon where molecules have the same molecular formula but differ in their bond sequence.
Stereoisomers
- Stereoisomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula and bond sequence, but differ in their three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in space.
- Stereoisomers are distinguished from one another by their differing arrangements of atoms in space, which cannot be superimposed on each other.
Constitutional Isomerism vs Stereoisomerism
- Constitutional isomerism refers to the difference in the bond sequence, whereas stereoisomerism refers to the difference in the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in space.
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