9.S: Study Guide
Key Topics for TRU students taking CHEM1500
- Configurational isomers
- cis/trans
- E/Z
- stereogenic centres and R/S systems
- compounds with more than one stereogenic centre
- meso compounds
- resolution of racemic mixtures
- examples of stereochemistry using amino acids
- peptides and carbohydrates
Key Learning Outcomes (Examples)
- designate the stereochemistry for carbon-carbon double bonds as E or Z and for stereogenic C atoms as R or S
- identify stereogenic carbon atoms from the molecular structures of organic molecules including some common pharmaceuticals and bio-chemical substances
- categorize different types of isomers for organic compounds including “real world” applications to pharmaceuticals and bio-chemical substances
