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    This document contains 28 practice questions about stereochemistry. The questions cover topics like determining if a molecule is chiral or achiral, identifying enantiomers and diastereomers, assigning R/S configurations to asymmetric carbons, drawing stereochemical structures, and calculating the number of asymmetric carbons and enantiomers in given molecules.

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    PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR CH.

    5
    PART I
    1) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?

    OH

    OH
    2) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?

    H
    C

    CH3

    CO2OH

    3) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?

    CH2OH
    C

    HO2C

    CO2H

    4) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?

    Cl
    5) Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral?

    CH3
    CH3
    O
    6) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers,
    diastereomers, or the same compound?

    CH3
    C
    H

    CO2OH
    CO2H

    NH2

    H2N

    H
    CH3

    7) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers,
    diastereomers, or the same compound?

    CH3
    OH

    H3C

    HO
    8) Label each asymmetric carbon in the compound below as R or S.

    OH
    CH3
    9) Label each asymmetric carbon in the compound below as R or S.

    OH
    H

    CH3

    CH3
    OH

    10) Label each assymetric carbon in the compound below as R or S.

    Cl
    11) Draw the structure of (2R,3S)-2,3-dichloropentane. Take particular care to indicate threedimensional stereochemical detail properly.
    12) Draw the structure of (S)-1-bromo-1-chloropropane. Take particular care to indicate threedimensional stereochemical detail properly.
    13) Draw the structure of a meso form of 1,3-dichlorocyclopentane. Take particular care to
    indicate three-dimensional stereochemical detail properly.
    14) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?

    CH3

    15) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?

    HOH2C
    O

    HO
    HO

    OH
    OH

    16) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?

    CO2H
    H

    OH

    OH
    CO2H

    17) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
    -ethyl-2,2,4-trimethylpentane

    18) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?

    19) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?

    Cl

    Cl
    20) Can the molecule shown below be properly described as a meso compound?

    Cl

    Cl

    21) Draw the structure of (1R, 2R)-1-bromo-2-chlorocyclobutane. Take particular care to indicate
    stereochemistry properly.
    22) Stereoisomers which are not mirror image isomers are __________.

    23) Is it theoretically possible to separate the pair of compounds below by distillation? Explain
    briefly.

    CH3

    CH3

    Br

    Br

    24) Draw the Fischer projection of (S)-2-hydroxybutanoic acid, CH3CH2CH(OH)COOH.

    25) How many enantiomers are there of the molecule shown below?

    OH

    OH
    A. 6 B. 2 C. 0 D. 1 E. 3
    26) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers,
    diastereomers, or the same compound?

    Cl
    H3C

    Cl
    H

    CH3

    Cl

    Cl

    27) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: enantiomers,
    diastereomers, or the same compound?

    CH3

    Br
    H3C

    H
    CH2CH3

    Br
    CH2CH3

    28) Label each asymmetric carbon in the molecule below as having the R or S configuration.

    HO2C
    F

    H
    H
    H3C CH2CH3

    ANSWERS
    1) achiral
    2) achiral
    3) achiral
    4) achiral
    5) chiral
    6) the same compound
    7) enantiomers
    8)

    9)

    10)

    11)

    12)

    13)

    14) 1
    15) 5
    16) 2
    17) 1
    18) No
    19) Yes
    20) No
    21)

    22) diastereomers
    23) Yes. The molecules are related as diastereomers and hence have different boiling points.
    24)

    25) C
    26) the same compound
    27) enantiomers
    28)

    HO2C
    F

    H
    s

    H3C CH2CH3

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