Chapter 4
Stereoisomerism
![Chirality](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11719.jpg)
Chirality is a term that describes the lack of mirror symmetry in an object. In other words, chiral objects cannot be superposed on their mirror…
![Isomerism](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11720.jpg)
Isomers are molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural arrangements. Isomers can be further classified into constitutional…
![Naming Enantiomers](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11723.jpg)
The naming of enantiomers employs the Cahn–Ingold–Prelog rules that involve assigning priorities to different substituent groups at a…
![Properties of Enantiomers and Optical Activity](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11724.jpg)
It is essential to understand the difference between chiral and achiral interactions and the implications thereof in optical activity and their…
![Fischer Projections](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11726.jpg)
Learning to draw Fischer projections of molecules and understanding their relevance plays a crucial role in the visual depiction of organic…
![Racemic Mixtures and the Resolution of Enantiomers](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11727.jpg)
A racemic mixture, or racemate, is an equimolar mixture of enantiomers of a molecule that can be separated using their unique interaction with chiral…
![Chirality at Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11729.jpg)
Chirality is most prevalent in carbon-based tetrahedral compounds, but this important facet of molecular symmetry extends to sp3-hybridized nitrogen,…
![Prochirality](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11730.jpg)
The concept of prochirality leads to the nomenclature of the individual faces of a molecule and plays a crucial role in the enantioselective…
![Assembly of Gold Nanorods into Chiral Plasmonic Metamolecules Using DNA Origami Templates](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/59280_t.png)
Assembly of Gold Nanorods into Chiral Plasmonic Metamolecules Using DNA Origami Templates
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The inherent addressability of DNA origami structures makes them ideal templates for the arrangement of metal nanoparticles into complex plasmonic…
![Coulomb Explosion Imaging as a Tool to Distinguish Between Stereoisomers](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/56062_t.png)
This article shows how the COLTRIMS (Cold Target Recoil Ion Momentum Spectroscopy) or the "reaction microscope" technique can be used to distinguish…