Types of Isomers: Constitutional Isomers, Stereoisomers, Enantiomers, And Diastereomers How do we tell if molecules are “related”? And once we know that they are, how
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Stereoselective and Stereospecific Reactions An ideal chemical reaction would be selective for one product only. This would mean no time spent purifying our product and
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Are These Molecules Enantiomers, Diastereomers or The Same? A classic exam question is to determine whether two molecules are enantiomers, diastereomers or the same. This
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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
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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
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Geometric Isomers: Cis vs Trans Cycloalkanes In the last post, we mentioned that one of the consequences of the fact that carbon can form rings
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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
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