what is the cretaria for optical isomerism
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The first criteria is that the compound must have a chiral carbon
Chiral carbon is a carbon having 4 Different groups attached to it
No center of symmetry
No plane of symmetry
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OPTICAL ISOMERISM:
Optical isomerism occurs when substances have the same molecular formula and structural formula, but one cannot be superimposed on the other. Put simply, they are mirror images of each other.
Molecules like this are said to be chiral (pronounced ky-ral). The different forms are called enantiomers. Optical isomers can occur when there is an asymmetric carbon atom. An asymmetric carbon atom is one which is bonded to four different groups. It forms a chiral centre of the molecule.
The four groups can be something hideously complex, or something comfortably simple like a hydrogen atom or a chlorine atom. Remember:
there must be four groups, and
they must all be different.
Optical isomers can rotate the plane of plane-polarised light. When a solution is viewed from above:
the (–) enantiomer rotates the plane anticlockwise (to the left)
the (+) enantiomer rotates the plane clockwise (to the right).
A mixture containing equal concentrations of the (+) and (–) enantiomers is not optically active – it will not rotate the plane of polarisation. It is called a racemic mixture or racemate.
A molecular model and its mirror image
No matter how hard you try, the molecule on the left will not turn into the molecule on the right – unless you break and make some bonds!
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Hands
Hands are chiral objects. They have the same shape but are mirror images of each other.
What is here?
You can see models of the optical isomers of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid). Mammalian cells produce the (+) enantiomer. Different species of bacteria can produce the (+) enantiomer, the (–) enantiomer, or both enantiomers. Sour milk contains the (–) enantiomer. Synthetic lactic acid is usually a racemic mixture.
You can also see models of butan-2-ol, CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3. The carbon atom to which the hydroxyl (—OH) group is attached is an asymmetric carbon atom. It has four different groups attached to it.
—OH —H —CH3 —CH2CH3
This carbon atom is the chiral centre of the molecule. The model of the (+) enantiomer is stationary so that you can try to rotate the model of the (–) enantiomer so they exactly superimpose.
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Most natural amino acids are (–) enantiomers, and natural sugars are (+) enantiomers. You may see the letters l and d instead:
(–) enantiomers are laevoratory, l
(+) enantiomers are dextroratory, d.
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ball and stick model
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perspective view
(–)–lactic acid
(+)–lactic acid
(–)–butan-2-ol,
You can see models of the optical isomers of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid). Mammalian cells produce the (+) enantiomer. Different species of bacteria can produce the (+) enantiomer, the (–) enantiomer, or both enantiomers. Sour milk contains the (–) enantiomer. Synthetic lactic acid is usually a racemic mixture.
You can also see models of butan-2-ol, CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3. The carbon atom to which the hydroxyl (—OH) group is attached is an asymmetric carbon atom. It has four different groups attached to it.
—OH —H —CH3 —CH2CH3
This carbon atom is the chiral centre of the molecule. The model of the (+) enantiomer is stationary so that you can try to rotate the model of the (–) enantiomer so they exactly superimpose.
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