Exam 15: Chirality: the Handedness of Molecules

Consider the following ball-and-stick model. Atoms other than carbon and hydrogen are indicated by the chemical symbol of the element. Which of the following specifies the configuration at the stereocenter?

If a carbon atom is a stereocenter, which of the following statements must be true about that carbon?

How many stereocenters are present in 3-methyl-2-pentanol?

Given the three molecules 1-methylcyclohexanol, trans-2-methylcyclohexanol, and trans-4-methylcyclohexanol, which of the following statements is true?

How many stereoisomers are possible for the following triglyceride? (Hint: include all types of stereoisomers!)

Which of the following is true of the drugs Motrin (ibuprofen) and Captopril?

Which of the following three isomeric alcohols, 2-pentanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, and 3-methyl-2-butanol, are chiral?

Which of the following is the correct order of priorities in the R,S system?

How many stereocenters are present in the following compound?

In order to distinguish the R and S forms of a chiral molecule with a single stereocenter, an enzyme must have binding sites for how many of the groups on the stereocenter of the molecule?

Consider the following ball-and-stick model. Atoms other than carbon and hydrogen are indicated by the chemical symbol of the element. The specific rotation of this substance is +2.6°. Which of the following describes this substance?

Which of the following statements is true?