Stereo chemistry of organic compounds
Organic Chemistry Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds Dr. Anita Tandon University of Delhi Delhi -110007 CONTENTS Structural Isomers Stereoisomers Conformational Isomers Configurational Isomers (i) Optical isomers (a) Compound with one Asymmetric Carbon Atom (b) Compound with more than one Asymmetric Carbon Atom (c) Compound with no Asymmetric Carbon Atom (d) Elements of Symmetry (e) Properties of Enantiomers (f) Relative Configuration (g) Absolute Configuration (h) Fischer?s Plane Projection Diagram (i) Optical inactivity in compounds having Chiral Carbon Atom (ii) Geometrical Isomers (a) E&Z system of nomenclature (b) Properties of Geometrical Isomers