How To Draw The Enantiomer Of A Chiral Molecule
How To Draw The Enantiomer Of A Compound – The Single Swap Rule Exchanging any two groups on a chiral center will flip the R/S
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On Cats, Part 4: Enantiocats
A few weeks ago we moved away from our old neighborhood where I first saw Sawhorse Cat. However a few days ago my friend Walter
Read moreOn Cats, Part 6: Stereocenters
Let’s recap what we’ve talked about so far. Sawhorse cat and Freaky Sawhorse cat are constitutional isocats. But Freaky Sawhorse Cat has a mirror image of
Read moreWhat’s a Racemic Mixture?
What’s A Racemic Mixture? A racemic mixture is an equimolar mixture of two enantiomers that is optically inactive. In this article we break down what a racemic mixture is, and give plenty
Read moreOn Cats, Part 8: Moe the Meso Cat
I got a very excited call from Walter yesterday. He was looking out the window of his apartment in Talbieh and spied a freaky looking
Read moreOn Cats, Part 7: The Fischer Projection
Last weekend while parts of North America and Europe were getting buried in snow, my wife and I went to Tel Aviv to pick up
Read moreOn Cats, Part 5: Enantiocats vs. Diastereocats
I was out for a walk the other day and I saw 3 of the weirdest/ugliest looking cats I’d ever seen.Even weirder than Freaky Sawhorse
Read moreOn Cats, Part 3: Newman Projections
Do you know where the saying “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” comes from? Me neither. But I do know one thing:
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