STEREOCHEMISTRY

QUIZ 2

1. Draw all the possible structural isomers of:

a) C4 H10 b) C5 H10 c) C6 H12 d) C6 H14

2. Classify each compound as a cis isomer, a trans isomer, or neither.

a) b) c)

4. In each of these questions, decide whether the structure drawn is the E- or Z- isomer.

a) b) c)

5. Identify the chiral carbon atoms by an asterisk (*) in each of the following structures. If no chiral
carbons are present, write achiral.

a) b) c)

d) e)

6. For each of the following compounds;

a) b) c)

i) Draw the Fisher projections

ii) Assign R or S configuration