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STEREOCHEMISTRY
Name___________________________________
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
1) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?
(CH3 )3CCH(CH3)2
2) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?
CH3 CH2CH(CH3 )CH2 CH3
3) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?
11) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
12) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
13) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
14) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
15) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
16) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
17) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
18) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
19) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
20) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers, diastereomers, or the
same compound?
26) Draw the structure of (2R,3S)-2,3-dichloropentane. Take particular care to indicate three-dimensional
stereochemical detail properly.
27) Draw the structure of the enantiomer of (2S, 3R)-2,3-dichloropentane. Take particular care to indicate
three-dimensional stereochemical detail properly.
28) Draw the structure of any diastereomer of (2S, 3R)-2,3-dichloropentane. Take particular care to indicate
three-dimensional stereochemical detail properly.
29) Draw the structure of (S)-1-bromo-1-chloropropane. Take particular care to indicate three-dimensional
stereochemical detail properly.
30) Draw the structure of the meso form of 1,3-dichlorocyclopentane. Take particular care to indicate
three-dimensional stereochemical detail properly.
31) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
32) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
33) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
34) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
35) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
36) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
3-ethyl-2,2,4-trimethylpentane
37) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?
(CH3 )2CHCH2 CH3
38) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?
39) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?
40) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?
41) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?
42) Draw the structure of (S)-2-bromobutane. Take particular care to indicate stereochemistry properly.
43) Draw the structure of (1R, 2R)-1-bromo-2-chlorocyclobutane. Take particular care to indicate stereochemistry
properly.
44) Draw the structure of (S)-3-chloro-3-methylhexane. Take particular care to indicate stereochemistry properly.
45) Draw the structure of (1R, 2S, 3S)-1,2-dibromo-3-ethylcyclohexane. Take particular care to indicate
stereochemistry properly.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
46) __________ are isomers which have the same bonding sequence but differ in the
orientation of their atoms in space.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
47) Which of the statements below correctly describes an achiral molecule?
A) The molecule has a nonsuperimposable mirror image.
B) The molecule exhibits optical activity when it interacts with plane-polarized light.
C) The molecule has an enantiomer.
D) The molecule might be a meso form.
E) None of the above
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48)
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
49) Can one predict whether a compound with a single asymmetric carbon is dextro- or levorotatory based on the
R/S assignment at this asymmetric carbon? Explain briefly.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
50) If (S)-glyceraldehyde has a specific rotation of -8.7, what is the specific rotation of
(R)-glyceraldehyde?
A) 0.0
B) -8.7
C) +8.7
D) cannot be determined from the information given
50)
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
51) A newly isolated natural product was shown to be optically active. If a solution of 2.0 g in 10 mL of ethanol in a
50 cm tube gives a rotation of +2.57, what is the specific rotation of this natural product?
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
52) Stereoisomers which are not mirror image isomers are __________.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
54) A mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers __________.
A) is called a racemic mixture
B) is optically inactive
C) implies that the enantiomers are meso forms
D) both A and B
E) none of the above
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ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
55) The specific rotation of pure (-)-2-butanol is -13.5. What % of a mixture of the two enantiomeric forms is the
(+)-form if the specific rotation of this mixture is +7.0?
56) (-)-Lactic acid has a specific rotation of -3.8. What is the specific rotation of a solution containing 7.5 g of
(-)-lactic acid and 2.5 g of (+)-lactic acid?
57) Calculate the e.e. of a mixture containing 8.0 g of (-)-glyceraldehyde and 2.0 g of (+)-glyceraldehyde.
58) Can a molecule be chiral if it contains no asymmetric carbons? Explain briefly.
59) Is it theoretically possible to separate the pair of compounds below by distillation? Explain briefly.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
60) SN2 reactions take place with __________ of stereochemistry at the center undergoing
substitution.
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61) If the absolute configuration at an asymmetric carbon does not change during the course of
a reaction, the reaction is said to occur with __________ of stereochemistry.
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ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
62) Briefly describe how two enantiomers might be separated.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
63) __________ is the use of an optically active reagent or catalyst to convert an optically inactive
starting material into an optically active product.
A) Asymmetric induction
B) Racemization
C) Optical reduction
D) Meso effection
E) Chiralization
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64) Which of the following statements is (are) true for the compound (R)-2-butanol?
A) This compound is chiral.
B) This compound is optically active.
C) This compound has an enantiomer.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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65) Which of the following statements is (are) true for the compound (3R, 4R)-3,4-dimethylhexane?
A) This compound is chiral.
B) The enantiomer of this compound is (3S, 4S)-3,4-dimethylhexane.
C) This compound is a diastereomer of (3R, 4S)-3,4-dimethylhexane.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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66) Which of the following statements is (are) true for the compound cis-1,2-dichlorocyclopropane?
A) This compound is chiral.
B) The enantiomer of this compound is trans-1,2-dichlorocyclopropane.
C) This compound contains no asymmetric carbons.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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67) How many asymmetric carbon atoms are present in the following compound?
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A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
68) How many chiral carbon atoms are present in the following compound?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
69) Which of the following terms correctly describe(s) the structural relationship between
cis-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane and trans-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane?
A) enantiomers
B) diastereomers
C) geometric isomers
D) both A and C
E) both B and C
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E) 4
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ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
70) Does the molecule shown below contain asymmetric carbon atoms? Is this molecule chiral?
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
71) Compounds that rotate the plane of polarized light clockwise are called __________.
71)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
72) If a mixture contains 75% of one compound and 25% of its enantiomer, what is the e.e. of the
mixture?
A) 100
B) 75
C) 50
D) 25
E) 3
72)
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
73) Draw the Fischer projection of (S)-2-hydroxybutanoic acid, CH3 CH2 CH(OH)COOH.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
74) How many diastereomers are there of the molecule shown below?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
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E) 6
75) How many enantiomers are there of the molecule shown below?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
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D) 3
E) 6
76) How many diastereomers are there of the molecule shown below?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
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E) 6
77) How many enantiomers are there of the molecule shown below?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
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D) 3
E) 6
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
78) If possible, draw the structure of the enantiomer of the molecule shown below.
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79) If possible, draw the structure of any diastereomer of the molecule shown below.
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80) If possible, draw the structure of the enantiomer of the molecule shown below.
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81) If possible, draw the structure of any diastereomer of the molecule shown below.
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82) Is the mirror image of the following molecule an enantiomer or is it superimposable with
it?
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83) Label each asymmetric carbon in the molecule below as having the R or S configuration.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
84) What term describes the structural relationship between (E)- and (Z)-2-pentene?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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85) What term describes the structural relationship between cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane and
trans-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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86) What term describes the structural relationship between cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane and
trans-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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87) What term describes the structural relationship between (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane and
(2S,3S,4R)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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88) What term describes the structural relationship between (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane and
(2R,3R,4R)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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89) What term describes the structural relationship between (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane and
(2S,3S,5R)-2,3,5-trichloroheptane?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
90) Provide a Fischer projection of (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4-trichloroheptane.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
92) Which of the following incorrectly describes cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane?
A) It is a meso compound.
B) It is achiral.
C) It contains two asymmetric carbons.
D) Its diastereomer is trans-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane.
E) It has an enantiomer.
92)
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
93) Can one separate a mixture of enantiomers by gas chromatography? Explain.
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94) For the structure shown below, draw the stereoisomer having a configuration of (1R,3S,4S)
in a perspective structure.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
96) Which of the following configurations corresponds to the structure below?
A) (4R, 5R)
B) (4R, 5S)
C) (4S, 5R)
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D) (4S, 5S)
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
97) Captopril is used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Label the chiral
centers as R or S.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the following three structures to answer the questions below.
B) enantiomers
D) constitutional isomers
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B) enantiomers
D) constitutional isomers
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101) A student measured the optical activity of an unknown sugar at two different concentrations. The
results of his measurements are shown below. Given that the sample cell had a path length of 10.0
cm, calculate the specific rotation for the unknown sugar. (Hint: consider each measurement of
plane polarized light has a true reading and a "ghost" reading 180 from the true reading).
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observed rotation
+159.1
+127.8
concentration
A) -10.5
B) +25.6
C) +79.5
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D) -105
E) +256
Answer Key
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1) achiral
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2) achiral
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3) achiral
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4) chiral
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5) achiral
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6) achiral
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7) achiral
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8) achiral
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9) chiral
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10) achiral
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13) enantiomers
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14) diastereomers
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15) diastereomers
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18) enantiomers
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19) enantiomers
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20) enantiomers
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32) none
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33) 5
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34) 5
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37) No
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38) No
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39) Yes
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40) Yes
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41) No
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46) Stereoisomers
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47) D
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48) A
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49) No. R/S assignment is purely a convention of nomenclature and is completely independent of the direction in which
plane-polarized light is rotated by the compound.
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50) C
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51) +2.57
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52) diastereomers
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53) resolution
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54) D
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55) 76%
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56) -1.9
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57) 60%
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58) Yes. The presence of asymmetric carbons is not required for a molecule to be chiral. The only requirement is that the
molecule be nonsuperimposable with its mirror image. Structural features other than asymmetric carbons can lead to
chirality.
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59) Yes. The molecules are related as diastereomers and hence have different boiling points.
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60) inversion
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61) retention
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62) The two compounds can be converted to diastereomers, separated based on different physical properties of these
diastereomers, and subsequently returned to their original forms after separation. Another method involves the
chromatographic separation using a chiral stationary phase.
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63) A
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64) D
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65) D
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66) E
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67) B
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68) A
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69) E
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70) Yes, the molecule contains 4 asymmetric carbon atoms. No, the molecule is not chiral since it is superimposable with its
mirror image.
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71) dextrorotatory
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72) C
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74) E
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75) B
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76) C
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77) A
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84) D
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85) D
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86) B
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87) C
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88) D
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89) B
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92) E
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93) Provided the compounds can be volatilized, a mixture of enantiomers can be separated by GC if an appropriate chiral
column can be found. Enantiomers will be retained differently by the chiral stationary phase of the column.
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99) C
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