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13 Cards in this Set
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meso
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an achrial compound that contains chiral centers
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specific rotation
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The [a] in a=[a]•c•l
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stereoisomers
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compounds that have the same atomic connectivity but a different arrangement in space.
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optical rotation
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the a in a=[a]•c•l
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absolute configuration
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actual 3D arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
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chiral
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molecules that have the properties of handedness.
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enantiomers
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noncongruent mirror images
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dextrorotatory
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sample that rotates plane polarized light in a clockwise direction.
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chair
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the most stable conformation of cyclohexane.
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chair flip
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chair to chair interconversion
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racemate
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a mixture containing equal amounts of two enantiomers.
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polarimeter
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device used to measure optical activity
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resolving agent
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an enantiomerically pure compound used to separate a racemate mixture
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