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Chapter 9 – Stereochemistry
For the following questions 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 f. meso compounds

b. chirality center g. optically active
c. chirality h. prochirality center
d. diastereomers i. optically inactive
e. enantiomers j. achiral
1. ____ describes organic molecules which rotate plane-polarized light.
Answer: g
2. is the property of “handedness”; the property of an object that causes it to be nonsuperimposable on

its mirror image.
Answer: c
3. are stereoisomers that are not mirror images.
Answer: d
4. is an atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms.
Answer: b
5. are molecules which contain chirality centers and a plane of symmetry.
Answer: f
6. _____ describes an sp3-hybridized atom that can become a chirality center by changing one of its attached
groups.
Answer: h
7. The specific rotation of a compound is denoted by the symbol:
a. R
b. S
c. α
d. α D
Answer: d
68 Chapter 9: Stereochemistry
Place asterisks at all the chirality centers in each molecule below.
8.
COOH
HO OH
prostacyclin
Answer:
COOH
O
* *
*
* *
HO OH
9.
CH3O
O
N
H H
CH3
HO
H codiene
Answer:
CH3O
O
*
* * * N
H H
* CH3
HO
H
Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 69

10.
OH
NHCH3
ephedrine
Answer:
OH
* *
NHCH3
C6H5CHCNH S
11.
NH2
N
O CH3
cephalexin CO2H
Answer:
O
*
C6H5CHCNH S
NH2 * *
N
O CH3
CO2H
12.
O
HO
H3C CCH2OH
HO
H3C CH3
O betamethasone
Answer:
O
HO
H3C CCH2OH
HO
* * *
H3C * CH3
* *
*
*
F
13. COOH
O
O
thromboxane A2 OH
Answer:
* COOH
O *
* *
O *
OH
Assign R, S configurations to each indicated chirality center in the molecules below.
14. OH
15. COOH
HO H
CH2NH2 C
H2N CH3
HO H
norepinephrine alanine
O
16. 17. H 18.
HO2C OH
H H CH3
H2C
H
HO CO2H
CH2
tartaric acid dihydrocarvone
14. The configuration of this carbon atom is .
Answer: R
Answer: S

Answer: R
Answer: S
Answer: S
Consider the structure of streptimidone to answer the following questions.
O NH
H OH
* * O
H3C H streptimidone
19. Assign R or S configuration to each chirality center indicated in streptimidone.
Answer:
O
O NH
H OH
S
* * O
R
H3C H
20. Based on the number of chirality centers, how many stereoisomers of streptimidone are possible?
Answer: Streptimidone has two chirality centers so there are 22, or 4, possible stereoisomers.
21. Will streptimidone have a meso stereoisomer? Explain your answer.
Answer: No. Meso compounds are compounds that contain chirality centers, but possess a plane of
symmetry. Because the substituents on the chiral carbons are different in streptimidone it is
impossible for any stereoisomer to have a plane of symmetry.
Label each pair of stereoisomers below as:
a. enantiomers
b. diastereomers
c. identical
Place the letter of the correct answer in the blank to the left of the pair of stereoisomers.
H3C H H3C OH
OH H
22.
HO H
H CH2OH HO CH2OH
Answer: a
CO2H H
23. H HO
HO H2OC CH3
CH3
Answer: c
HO2C
24. HO2C CO2H
Answer: b CO2H
H OH HO H
25. HOH2C CHO OHC CH2OH
H OH HO H H OH HO H
Answer: b
Br Br
26.
H3C Br H3C Br
Answer: c
H CH2CH3
27. C C
CH3CH2 CH3 H CH3
Cl Cl
Answer: a

O O
28. H H
H CH3 H3C H
H2C CH2
CH2 CH2
Answer: b
29. Draw a wedge-dash projection of (2R,3S)-dibromobutane.
Answer:
Br CH3 H
H
H3C Br
30. Draw a Newman projection of the most stable conformation of (2R,3S)-dibromobutane sighting down the
C2-C3 bond.
Answer:
Br
CH3 H
H CH3
Br
31. (2R,3S)-Dibromobutane is:
a. optically active.
b. racemic.
c. dextrorotatory.
d. a meso compound.
Answer: d
32. The alkane formed by hydrogenation of (S)-4-methyl-1-hexene is optically active while the one formed by
hydrogenation of (S)-3-methyl-1-pentene is not. Explain.
Answer: Each starting alkene is optically active because it contains a stereogenic center—a carbon with
four different groups bonded to it. The alkane formed by the hydrogenation of (S)-4-methyl-1-
hexene is optically because carbon four is still chiral. The product of hydrogenation of (S)-3-
methyl-1-pentene is not optically active because two of the groups on carbon three are the same
now—they are ethyl groups.
33. Estriol, a potent estrogenic hormone, has been isolated from the urine of pregnant women. When 40 mg of
estriol is dissolved in 1.0 mL of dioxane and placed in a sample tube with 1 dm path length a rotation of
+2.32° is observed. Calculate the specific rotation for estriol.
+2.32°
Answer: α D = = +58°
1 dm × 0.040 g mL
34. Compound A, C9 H16 , was found to be optically active. On catalytic reduction over a palladium catalyst, 2
equivalents of hydrogen were absorbed to yield compound B. Ozonolysis of A gave two compounds. One
was identified as acetaldehyde, CH 3CHO . The other compound, C, was an optically active dialdehyde,
C5H8O2 . Formulate the reactions and draw structures for compounds A, B and C.
Answer:
CH3
CH3CH2CH2CHCH2CH2CH2CH3
*
B
H2
* Pd/C
CH3CH CHCHCH2CH CHCH3
CH3
A O3, then Zn, HOAc
O O O
*
CH3CH + HCCHCH2CH
CH3
C
Refer to the structure below to answer the following questions.
CO2H
C (S)-(-)-Serine
H NH2
HOH2C
35. (S)-(−)-Serine:
a. is dextrorotatory
b. rotates plane-polarized light in a counterclockwise direction
c. rotates plane-polarized light in a clockwise direction
d. is racemic
Answer: b
36. Draw the enantiomer of (S)-(−)-serine in a wedge-dash projection.
Answer:
CO2H
C
H2N H
CH2OH
37. Give the complete name of the enantiomer of (S)-(−)-serine.
Answer: (R)-(+)-serine
A natural product having [α]D = +40.3° has been isolated and purified
38. This information indicates that the natural product:
a. is racemic.
b. does not rotate plane-polarized light.
c. is levorotatory.
d. is dextrorotatory.
Answer: d
39. Two structures have been proposed for this natural product. Circle the structure that is consistent with the
information presented and briefly explain your choice.
CO2H HO H HO H
HO OH or HO
OH
HO HO H HO H
OH
Answer:
CO2H HO H HO H
HO OH or HO
OH
HO HO H HO H
OH
The information presented indicates that the natural product is optically active. To be optically
active molecules must be chiral - that is, they must not have a plane of symmetry. The cyclic
structure, although is has chirality centers, has a plane of symmetry, indicated by the dashed line
on the structure, and can, therefore, not be optically active. The circled structure has four chirality
centers, and is not symmetric. We would expect it to be optically active.
40. The enzyme aconitase catalyzes the hydration of the alkene functional group of aconitic acid to give two
products, citric acid and isocitric acid. Isocitric acid is optically active; citric acid is not optically active.
Based on your knowledge of alkene hydration and optical activity, the structure of citric acid is:
O O
HOCCH2 COH
aconitase citric acid + isocitric acid
C C
(optically inactive) (optically active)
HOC H
O
aconitic acid
a. HO2CCH2 OH b. HO2CCH2
H
C C C CH2CO2H
H HO
CO2H CO2H
CO2H
c. HO2CCH2 H d. cannot be determined

OH
C C
HO2C
H CO2H
Answer: b
Identify the indicated hydrogens in the following molecules as pro-R or pro-S.
41. H H
CO2
2OC
H H
succinate
Answer:
pro-S
H H
CO2
2OC
H H
pro-R

42.
H H
CO2
phenylpyruvate
Answer:
pro-R pro-S
H H
CO2
phenylpyruvate
Identify the indicated faces in the following molecules as re or si.
Ph
43. C O
2OC
phenylpyruvate
Answer:
re
Ph
C O
2OC
si
3OPOH2C
44. C O
HOH2C
dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Answer:
si
3OPOH2C
C O
HOH2C
re
45. Acetoacetate synthase catalyzes the addition of pyruvate to β-ketobutyrate to yield α-aceto-α-
hydroxybutyrate. If the addtion occurs from the si face of β-ketobutyrate, what is the stereochemistry of
the product?
O O O OH
acetoacetate synthase
CH3CCO2 + CH3CH2CCO2 CH3C CCO2 + CO2
thiamine pyrophosphate
CH2CH3
α-aceto-α-hydroxybutyrate
Answer: Addition of the aceto group to the si face results in the S enantiomer of α-aceto-α-
hydroxybutyrate.
addition
-OOC -OOC COCH3

S
C O
OH
H3CH2C H3CH2C

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Chapter 9 – Stereochemistry

a. racemates f. meso compounds

1. ____ describes organic molecules which rotate plane-polarized light.

2. is the property of “handedness”; the property of an object that causes it to be nonsuperimposable on

3. are stereoisomers that are not mirror images.

4. is an atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms.

5. are molecules which contain chirality centers and a plane of symmetry.

7. The specific rotation of a compound is denoted by the symbol:

Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 69

Assign R, S configurations to each indicated chirality center in the molecules below.

14. The configuration of this carbon atom is .

15. The configuration of this carbon atom is .

Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 71

17. The configuration of this carbon atom is .

18. The configuration of this carbon atom is .

Consider the structure of streptimidone to answer the following questions.

19. Assign R or S configuration to each chirality center indicated in streptimidone.

21. Will streptimidone have a meso stereoisomer? Explain your answer.

24. HO2C CO2H

Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 73

29. Draw a wedge-dash projection of (2R,3S)-dibromobutane.

31. (2R,3S)-Dibromobutane is:

36. Draw the enantiomer of (S)-(−)-serine in a wedge-dash projection.

38. This information indicates that the natural product:

c. HO2CCH2 H d. cannot be determined

Identify the indicated hydrogens in the following molecules as pro-R or pro-S.

Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 77

Identify the indicated faces in the following molecules as re or si.

-OOC -OOC COCH3

Test Items for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Seventh Edition 79

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