Question

For the following question(s) MATCH each definition to a term from the list below. Place the letter of the term in the blank to the left of the definition. a. racemates b. chirality center c. chirality d. diastereomers e. enantiomers f. meso compounds g. optically active h. prochirality center i. optically inactive j. achiral ____ describes organic molecules which rotate plane-polarized light. ___ is the property of "handedness": the property of an object that causes it to be nonsuperimposable on its mirror image. ___ are stereoisomers that are not mirror images. ____ is an atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms. ___ are molecules which contain chirality centers and a plane of symmetry. ___ describes an sY3-hybridized atom that can become a chirality center by change attached groups. The specific rotation of a compound is denoted by the symbol: a. R b. S c. alpha d. [alpha]_D

Answer 1

Q1.

describes organic moleucles which rotate in a plane-polarized light:

optically active molecules, since the light will make them rotate

Q2.

The property is "chirality" which implies there is no possible way to make a superimposable image

Q3.

stereoisomers that are not mirror images are called diastereomers

Q4

The atom which provides the chirality of a molecule, is called chiral center