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Isomers
Isomers: different compounds with the
same molecular formula
Constitutional isomers: isomers with a
different connectivity
Stereoisomers: isomers with the same
molecular formula, the same
connectivity but a different orientation
of their atoms in space that cannot be
interconverted by rotation about a single
bond
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Isomerism → Constitutional
Isomers and Stereoisomers
Stereoisomers are isomers with the
same molecular formula and same
connectivity of atoms but different
arrangement of atoms in space
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Stereochemistry
is the chemistry of molecules in three
dimension
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Handedness
Stereochemistry of organic molecules
can be understood, if we understand the
meaning of handedness
the fundamental reason for this is that
our hands are not identical, rather they
are mirror images
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Chirality
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Mirror Image
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Chirality and
Nonchirality
Mirror image: the reflection of an object in a
mirror
Objects that are not superposable on their
mirror images are said to be chiral, that is,
they show handedness
Objects that are superposable on their mirror
images are said to be achiral, that is, they
do not show handedness. An achiral object
has at least one element of symmetry
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Achiral Molecules
• Do these molecules contain a Plane of Symmetry (Mirror Plane)?
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Chiral Molecules
• The molecule labeled A and its mirror image labeled B
are not superimposable. No matter how you rotate A and
B, all the atoms never align. Thus, CHBrClF is a chiral
molecule, and A and B are different compounds.
• A and B are stereoisomers—specifically, they are
enantiomers.
• A carbon atom with four different groups is a tetrahedral
stereogenic center.
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Chiral vs. Achiral
• With one stereogenic center, a molecule
will always be chiral.
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Chiral vs. Achiral
Chiral: from the Greek, cheir, hand
an object that is not superposable on its mirror image
Achiral: an object that lacks chirality; one that lacks
handedness
an achiral object has at least one element of symmetry
plane of symmetry: an imaginary plane passing through an
object dividing it so that one half is the mirror image of the
other half
center of symmetry: a point so situated that identical
components are located on opposite sides and equidistant
from that point along the axis passing through it
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Elements of Symmetry
Symmetry in objects
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Plane of Symmetry or Mirror plane
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TWO VIEWS OF THE PLANE OF SYMMETRY
plane of
symmetry
F F
Cl Cl
Br Cl
Br
Cl
F side edge
Cl
Br view view
Plane of Symmetry
achiral chiral
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Elements of Symmetry
Cl
Cl
H Br center of
symmetry
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Chiral Center
The most common (but not the only)
cause of chirality in organic
molecules is a tetrahedral atom,
most commonly carbon, bonded to
four different groups
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STEREOGENIC CARBON ATOMS
Stereogenic Carbon
Atoms
H F
Br
A stereogenic carbon is tetrahedral and
has four different groups attached.
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Stereogenic Centers
• To locate a stereogenic center, examine the four groups
—not the four atoms—bonded to each tetrahedral
carbon atom in a molecule.
• Omit from consideration all C atoms that cannot be
tetrahedral stereogenic centers. These include
• Methylene and methyl units, i. e. CH2 and CH3 groups
respectively.
• Any sp or sp2 hybridized Carbons, e.g. triple bonds,
and double bonds in alkenes (C=C) and carbonyls
(C=O).
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Enantiomers
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Enantiomers
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Drawing Enantiomers
• To draw both enantiomers of a chiral compound such as
2-butanol, use the typical convention for depicting a
tetrahedron: place two bonds in the plane, one in front of
the plane on a wedge, and one behind the plane on a
dash. Then, to form the first enantiomer, arbitrarily place
the four groups—H, OH, CH3 and CH2CH3—on any bond
to the stereogenic center. Then draw the mirror image.
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Pairs of Enantiomers
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Enantiomers
Cl Cl rotate
H F F
Br Br H
this molecule
is chiral
Cl
note that the fluorine
and bromine have been
interchanged in the
H Br enantiomer
F 27
Enantiomers
HO O O OH
Lactic acid C C
C C
HO H H OH
CH3 H3 C
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Enantiomers
3-Chlorocyclohexene
Cl Cl
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Enantiomers
OH
CH3 CHCH2 OH
1,2-propanediol
OH OH
H H
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Enantiomers
A nitrogen chiral center
+ +
N N
H3 C CH2 CH3 CH3 CH2 CH3
A pair of enantiomers
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Enantiomers
&
Diastereome
rs
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Enantiomers &
Diastereoisomer
Enantiomers: opposite
configurations at all stereogenic
centers.
Diastereomers: Stereoisomers that
are not mirror images of each
other. Different configuration at
some locations.
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Two Stereocenters
Cl Br Br Cl
d
H3C CH3 H3C CH3 i
a
H H H H s
t
entaiomers e
r
Cl Br Br Cl o
m
e
r
H3C H H CH3 s
H CH3 H3C H
entaiomers
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Enantiomers &
Diastereomers
For a molecule with 1 stereocenter, 2
stereoisomers are possible
For a molecule with 2 stereocenters, a
maximum of 4 stereoisomers are
possible
For a molecule with n stereocenters, a
maximum of 2n stereoisomers are
possible
2n-1 pairs of enantiomers
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Diastereomers
2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal
two chiral centers
22 = 4 stereoisomers exist; two pairs of
enantiomers
CHO CHO CHO CHO
H C OH HO C H H C OH HO C H
H C OH HO C H HO C H H C OH
Diastereomers:
stereoisomers that are not mirror images
refers to the relationship among two or more
objects 36
Diastereomers
2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid (tartaric
acid)
two chiral centers; 2n = 4, but only three
stereoisomers exist
COOH COOH COOH COOH
H C OH HO C H H C OH HO C H
H C OH HO C H HO C H H C OH
CH3 OH HO H3 C
H H H H
cis 2Methylcyclopentanol
(a pair of enantiomers) diastereomers
CH3 H H H3 C
H OH HO H
trans 2Methylcyclopentanol
(a pair of enantiomers)
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Diastereomers
1,2-Cyclopentanediol
OH HO OH HO
H H H H
cis- 1,2-Cyclopentanediol
(a meso compound)
diastereomers
OH H H HO
H HO OH H
trans- 1,2-Cyclopentanediol
(a pair of enantiomers)
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Diastereomers
cis-3-Methylcyclohexanol
H3 C OH HO CH3
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Diastereomers
trans-3-Methylcyclohexanol
H3 C CH3
OH HO
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Meso compounds
Cl Cl Cl Cl
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Meso compounds
Meso compound: achiral despite the
presence of stereogenic centers
Not optically active
Superposable on its mirror image
Has a plane of symmetry
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The Three Stereoisomers of
2,3-dibromobutane
CH3 CH
CH3 23 = 8 stereoisomers
CONFIGURATION
ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION ( R / S )
CONFIGURATION
1 2 2 counter
clockwise 1
clockwise
C C
4 4
3 3
view with
substituent
of lowest
priority in
back
R (rectus) S (sinister)
Rules for Labeling Stereogenic Centers with R or S
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Priority Rules for Naming Enantiomers (R or S)
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Priority of Isotopes on a Stereogenic Center
• If two isotopes are bonded to the stereogenic center,
assign priorities in order of decreasing mass number.
Thus, in comparing the three isotopes of hydrogen, the
order of priorities is:
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Priority Rules for Multiple Bonds in (R or S) Labeling
• To assign a priority to an atom that is part of a multiple bond,
treat a multiply bonded atom as an equivalent number of
singly bonded atoms. For example, the C of a C=O is
considered to be bonded to two O atoms.
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Examples Assigning Priorities
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Cahn-Ingold-Prelog System
for Naming Enantiomers R
or S
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R or S Enantiomers
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Positioning the Molecule for R/S Assignment
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R-enantiomer (Clockwise Rotation)
S-enantiomer (Counterclockwise Rotation)
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Manipulation of Chiral Molecules
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The molecule is rotated to put the
lowest priority group back
If the groups descend in priority (a,b then
c) in clockwise direction the enantiomer
is R
If the groups descend in priority in
counterclockwise direction the
enantiomer is S
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R,S Convention
Priority rules (Cahn, Ingold, Prelog)
Each atom bonded to the
stereocenter is assigned a priority,
based on atomic number. The higher
the atomic number, the higher the
1
priority
6 7 8 16 17 35 53
H CH3 NH2 OH SH Cl Br I
Increasing Priority
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R,S Convention
If priority cannot be assigned on the
basis of the atoms bonded to the
stereocenter, look to the next set of
atoms. Priority is assigned at the first
point of difference.
1 6 7 8
CH2 H CH2 CH3 CH2 NH2 CH2 OH
Increasing Priority
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R,S Convention
Atoms participating in a double or
triple bond are considered to be
bonded to an equivalent number of
similar atoms by single bonds
C C
is treated as
-CH=CH2 -CH-CH2
O O C
is treated as
-CH C O
H
C C
is treated as
C CH C C H
C C
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Priorities
1. -OH H
HO COOH
2. -COOH C
3. -CH3 CH3
4. -H (R)-(-)-lactic acid
H
HOOC OH
C
CH3
(S)-(+)-lactic acid 65
Bromochlorofluoroiodometha
ne
1 1
I I
4 4
F C C
2 F
Cl Br Br Cl
3 3
2
R S
Enantiomers 66
R and S Assignments in Compounds
with Two or More Stereogenic Centers.
• When a compound has more than one stereogenic
center, the R and S configuration must be assigned to
each of them.
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Stereoisomerism of Cyclic
Compounds
1,4-dimethylcyclohexane
Neither the cis not trans isomers is optically
active
Each has a plane of symmetry
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1,3-dimethylcyclohexane
The trans and cis compounds each have
two stereogenic centers
The cis compound has a plane of
symmetry and is meso
The trans compound exists as a pair of
enantiomers
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Properties of
Stereoisomers
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Properties of
Stereoisomers
Enantiomers have identical physical
and chemical properties in achiral
environments
Diastereomers are different
compounds and have different
physical and chemical properties
meso tartaric acid, for example, has
different physical and chemical properties
from its enantiomers (see Table 3.1)
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Plane-Polarized Light
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Plane-Polarized Light
plane-polarized light is the vector
sum of left and right circularly
polarized light
circularly polarized light reacts one
way with an R chiral center, and the
opposite way with its enantiomer
the result of interaction of plane-
polarized light with a chiral compound
is rotation of the plane of polarization
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Plane-Polarized Light
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Optical Activity
observed rotation: the number of degrees, α ,
through which a compound rotates the plane
of polarized light
dextrorotatory (+): refers to a compound that
rotates the plane of polarized light to the right
levorotatory (-): refers to a compound that
rotates of the plane of polarized light to the
left
specific rotation: observed rotation when a
pure sample is placed in a tube 1.0 dm in
length and concentration in g/mL (density); for
a solution, concentration
COOH is expressed
COOH in g/ 100
mL C C
H H
H3 C OH CH3
HO
(S)(+)Lactic acid (R)()Lactatic acid
21 21
[α]D = +2.6° [α]D = 2.6°
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Optical Purity
Optical purity: a way of describing the
composition of a mixture of enantiomers
[α ]sam ple
Percent optical purity = x 100
[α ]pure enantio mer
Enantiomeric excess: the difference between
the percentage of two enantiomers in a
mixture
[R] [S]
Enantiomeric excess (ee) = x 100 = %R %S
[R] + [S]
optical purity is numerically equal to enantiomeric
excess, but is experimentally determined
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Resolution
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Racemates
• An equal amount of two enantiomers is called a
racemate or a racemic mixture. A racemic mixture is
optically inactive. Because two enantiomers rotate
plane-polarized light to an equal extent but in opposite
directions, the rotations cancel, and no rotation is
observed.
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Specific Rotation
• Specific rotation is a standardized physical constant for
the amount that a chiral compound rotates plane-
polarized light. Specific rotation is denoted by the
symbol [α ] and defined using a specific sample tube
length (l, in dm), concentration (c in g/mL), temperature
(25 0C) and wavelength (589 nm).
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Discovery of
Enantiomers
“There is no
doubt that in - +
dextro tartaric
COO Na
acid there exists H C OH
an assymetric
arrangement HO C H
having a
nonsuperimposi - +
COO Na
ble image.”
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OH OH meso
HOOC COOH
H
Tartaric Acid
H
OH OH OH OH
HOOC H H COOH
H COOH HOOC H
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Diastereomers
Threonine: 2 pairs H
COOH
NH2 COOH
H 2N H
of enantiomers C C
C C
H OH HO H
CH3 H3C
2R,3R 2S,3S 2R,3S & 2S,3R 2R, 3R 2S, 3S
2S,3S 2R,3R 2R,3S & 2S,3R COOH COOH
2R,3S 2S,3R 2R,3R & 2S,3S H C NH2 H 2N C H
2S,3R 2R,3S 2R,3R & 2S,3S C C
HO H H OH
H3C CH3
2R, 3S 2S, 3R
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Enantiomers &
Diastereomers
For tartaric acid, the three possible
stereoisomers are one meso
compound and a pair of
enantiomers.
C-C and is C C
H OH
therefore achira COOH
HO H
COOH
2R, 3S 2S, 3R
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Symmetry Plane
2R, 3S and 2S, 3R are COOH COOH
identical H C OH HO H
C
Molecule has a plane C C
of symmetry HO H H OH
COOH COOH
perpendicular to C-C
2R, 3R 2S, 3S
and is therefore
achira COOH COOH
H C OH HO Mirror
H
One meso compound C
image is
and a pair of C
enantiomers H OH HO
identical
C
H
COOH COOH
2R, 3S 2S, 3R
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CH3CHCHCH3
Cl Br
2-Bromo-3-chlorobutane
mirror
Cl Br Br Cl
S R S R
CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3
H H H H
enantiomers 1
diastereomers
Cl Br Br Cl
S S R R
CH3 H H CH3
H CH3 CH3 H
enantiomers 2
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CH3CHCHCH3
Cl Cl
2,3-Dichlorobutane
Cl Cl Cl Cl
S R mirror image
CH3 CH3 CH3 is identical CH3
H H H H
meso
diastereomers
Cl Cl Cl Cl
S S R R
CH3 H H CH3
H CH3 CH3 H
enantiomers
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Tartaric Acid
(-) - tartaric acid (+) - tartaric acid
[α ]D = -12.0o [α ]D = +12.0o
mp 168 - 170o mp 168 - 170o
solubility of 1 g
solubility of 1 g
0.75 mL H2O
0.75 mL H2O
1.7 mL methanol
1.7 mL methanol 250 mL ether
250 mL ether insoluble CHCl3
insoluble CHCl3 d = 1.758 g/mL
d = 1.758 g/mL
90
CH3
H OH
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Fischer Projections
COOH COOH
C H OH
H
OH CH3 CH3
How?
(R)-lactic acid
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Fischer Projections
COOH COOH
H C H OH
OH CH3 CH3
93
Fischer Projections
COOH COOH
H OH H OH
CH3 CH3
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Fischer Projections
(1)
H C H C OH (2) H OH
CH3
CH3 CH2
CH2 CH3 CH2 CH3
(S)2Butanol (S)2Butanol
(3D formula) (Fischer projection)
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Assigning R,S
Configuration
Lowest priority group goes to the
top.
View rest of projection.
A curved arrow from highest to
lowest priority groups.
Clockwise - R (rectus)
Counterclockwise - S (sinister)
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Assigning R,S
Configuration
4
H
2
3 H 3C COOH
OH
1 s-lactic acid
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Rules of Motion
Can rotate 180°, but not 90°
because 90° disobeys the Fischer
projection.
Same groups go in and out of plane
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Rules of Motion
Can rotate 180°, but not 90° because
90° disobeys the Fischer projection.
Different groups go in and out of plane
This generates an enantiomeric structure
COOH COOH H
H
H OH 90 H3C COOH
=H OH H3C COOH =
CH3 CH3 OH OH
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Rules of Motion
One group can be held steady and
the others rotated.
COOH COOH
H OH same as HO CH3
CH3 H
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Rules of Motion
To determine if two Fischer
projections represent the same
enantiomer carry out allowed
motions.
H C 2H 5 OH
H 3C C 2H 5 HO H H CH3
OH CH3 C2H 5
A B C
101
H C2H 5 OH
H 3C C2H 5 HO H H CH3
OH CH 3 C2H 5
Rules of Motion A B C
B A
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H C2H 5 OH
H 3C C2H 5 HO H H CH3
OH CH 3 C2H 5
Rules of Motion A B C
OH CH 2CH3 H
H CH 3 180 H OH CH 3
H 3C CH 2CH
90
CH 2CH3 OH OH
C not A
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Priorities
HOOC
1. NH2 CH3
H
H 2N H HOOC NH2
2. COOH CH3 CH3
3. CH3
4. H
H H HOOC
HOOC NH2 HOOC NH2
CH3 CH3 H 2N H
CH3
S - stereochemistry 104
1-Bromo-2-
chlorocyclohexane
Br Cl Cl Br cis
enantiomers
diastereomers
Br Br trans
Cl Cl
enantiomers
105
1-Bromo-2-
chlorocyclopropane
Br R Cl Cl R Br
S S
cis
enantiomers
diastereomers
Br Br
R R S S
trans
Cl Cl
enantiomers
106
1,2-Dibromocyclopropane
mirror image identical
Br Br Br Br
cis
meso
diastereomers
Br Br
trans
Br Br
enantiomers 107
Biological Significance of
Stereoisomers
Example
•Pasteur’s plant mold metabolized (+)-tartaric acid but not (-)-tartaric acid
108
Biological Significance of
Stereoisomers
Thalidomide
O
•Marketed in 50 countries 1956-1962
Sedative for “hysterical” pregnant women
N O
Antiemetic to combat morning sickness
N
•Caused thousands of birth defects
O O H
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Biological Significance of
Stereoisomers
Another Biological Effect: Odor
O O
enantiomers
H H
(R)-(-)-carvone (S)-(+)-carvone
smells like spearmint smells like caraway
OH
•Enzymes and receptors are proteins; built from amino acids: H2N
O
•Most amino acids are chiral, so protein cavity is also chiral
•Metaphor: Stereoisomer = left hand or right hand
Protein hole = left glove or right glove
Left hand fits left glove but not right glove
Left hand triggers “left protein” but not “right protein”
•(R)-carvone triggers spearmint smell receptor but not caraway smell
receptor
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