Student Solutions Manual for Bettelheim/Brown/Campbell/Farrell/Torres' Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th
Student Solutions Manual for Bettelheim/Brown/Campbell/Farrell/Torres' Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781305081055
Author: Bettelheim, Frederick A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 15, Problem 15.13P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

To determine why 2-Pentanol is chiral and 3-Pentanol is not.

Concept Introduction:

A molecule is said to be chiral if it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image and if it does not possess an alternate axis of symmetry.

A carbon atom bonded in a tetrahedral structure to four different substituents in a molecule, it is called as a chiral centre.

If an organic molecule has more than one chiral carbon or chiral centre then the molecule may be achiral or chiral and it is depend upon whether the molecule has element of symmetry or not.

The elements of symmetry are-

  • A plane of symmetry
  • A centre of symmetry
  • n-fold alternating axis of symmetry

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Show work. Don't give Ai generated solution
Part A Give the IUPAC name and a common name for the following ether: CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-CH3 Spell out the full names of the compound in the indicated order separated by a comma. Submit My Answers Give Up Part B Give the IUPAC name and a common name for the following ether: Spell out the full names of the compound in the indicated order separated by a comma. Submit My Answers Give Up
Frenkel and Schottky are intrinsic or extrinsic defects, point or linear defects.

Chapter 15 Solutions

Student Solutions Manual for Bettelheim/Brown/Campbell/Farrell/Torres' Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Chemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781285869759
Author:Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305080485
Author:John E. McMurry
Publisher:Cengage Learning