Chapter 5, Problem 69IP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The possible stereoisomers for the given compound has to be drawn.

Concept introduction:

The stereoisomerism is the arrangement of atoms in molecules whose connectivity remains the same but their arrangement in different in each isomer.

The two molecules are described as stereoisomers if they are made of the same atoms connected in the same sequence, but the atoms are positions differently in space.

Enantiomers: These are stereoisomers that are not superimposable mirror images of each other and the configurations at all stereo genic centers are exactly opposite.

Chiral centre: A chiral center is defined as the tetrahedral carbon atom in an organic molecule that is connected to four non-identical groups/substituents. It is sometimes known as a stereo genic center.

$\begin{array}{l}Totalnumberofstereoisomers=2^n\\ "n"isthenumberofchiralcarbons\end{array}$