CHEM 281 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dimethyl Ether, Stereoisomerism, Chemical Formula

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Chapter 4 notes part 1: isomers: the arrangement of atoms in space. Isomers compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures. Isomers fall into two main classes: constitutional isomers and stereoisomers. Constitutional isomers differ in the way their atoms are connected. The atoms in stereoisomers are connected in the same way. Stereoisomers differ in the way their atoms are arranged in space. There are two kinds of stereoisomers: conformational isomers and configurational isomers. Conformational isomers (also called conformers) are stereoisomers that rapidly interconvert at room temperature. Configurational isomers are stereoisomers that cannot interconvert unless covalent bonds are broken. Because they cannot interconvert, configurational isomers can be separated. There are two kinds of conformational isomers those due to rotation about carbon carbon single bonds and those due to amine inversion. We looked at conformational isomers due to rotation about carbon carbon single bonds in sections 3. 11 3. 15 (staggered, eclipsed, chair, boat, and so on).

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