Question

What is optical isomerism...???

Answer 1

Answer:

It is the isomerism in which two or more forms of a compound will have the same structure but are mirror images of each other ..

Example:

lactic acid, tartaric acid etc..

hope this helps you...

Answer 2

Answer:

Optical isomers are compounds that are non superimposable mirror images of each other.

Isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms in space.

If the arrangement in space makes the two isomers non superimposable mirror images of each other, we call them optical isomers or enantiomers.

An example is the amino acid alanine.