Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Enantiomer (
optical
isomer
):
One of a pair of
molecules
that are
nonsuperposable
mirror images.
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(
R
)-Bromochlorofluoroiodo
methane
Mirror
(
S
)-Bromochlorofluoroiodo
methane
Use your
molecular model kit
to verify that (
R
)-bromochlorofluoroiodo
methane
and (
S
)-bromochlorofluoroiodo
methane
are enantiomers.
Related terms:
Stereoisomer
,
diastereomer
,
meso compound
,
epimer
,
chiral
,
achiral
,
optically active
,
specific rotation
,
[α]
,
dextrorotatory
,
(+)
,
d
,
D
,
levorotatory
,
(-)
,
l
,
L
,
polarimeter
,
polarimetry
,
enantiotopic
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