Question 4: a) Using Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP) rules assign the absolute configuration of all the stereocenters in the molecule below, then indicate whether or not is chiral, if achiral, show the element of symmetry. b) Draw out all possible diastereomers of this molecule c) Draw out all the enantiomers for the molecule below in addition to the diastereomers you drew in part (b). Indicate which of the molecules on your page are meso compounds. НО. HO CO H H OH OH
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the organic compounds that are obtained in foods and living matters in the shape of sugars, cellulose, and starch. The general formula of carbohydrates is Cn(H2O)2. The ratio of H and O present in carbohydrates is identical to water.
Starch
Starch is a polysaccharide carbohydrate that belongs to the category of polysaccharide carbohydrates.
Mutarotation
The rotation of a particular structure of the chiral compound because of the epimerization is called mutarotation. It is the repercussion of the ring chain tautomerism. In terms of glucose, this can be defined as the modification in the equilibrium of the α- and β- glucose anomers upon its dissolution in the solvent water. This process is usually seen in the chemistry of carbohydrates.
L Sugar
A chemical compound that is represented with a molecular formula C6H12O6 is called L-(-) sugar. At the carbon’s 5th position, the hydroxyl group is placed to the compound’s left and therefore the sugar is represented as L(-)-sugar. It is capable of rotating the polarized light’s plane in the direction anticlockwise. L isomers are one of the 2 isomers formed by the configurational stereochemistry of the carbohydrates.
Enantiomers: A pair of stereoisomers which are non-superimposible mirror images of each other
Diastereomers: Stereoisomers which are not mirror images of each other
Meso compound: Optical isomers which are optically inactive due to the presence of mirror plane in the molecule
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