Absolute Configuration
Absolute Configuration: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, R- and S- Absolute Configuration & D- and L- Nomenclature System for Optical Isomers etc.
Important Questions on Absolute Configuration
Which of the following combinations amongst the four Fischer projections represents the same absolute configurations?
The compound with the above configuration is called:
Which of the following sugars has the configuration (2S, 3R, 4R)?
The R/S configuration of these compounds are respectively.
The R/S configuration of these compounds are respectively.
The optically active tartaric acid is named as D-(+)-tartaric acid because it has a positive
The absolute configurations of the following compounds 
respectively, are
According to convention, which of the following groups has the highest priority?
In the nucleophilic substitution(SN2) reaction
The correct absolute configuration of and are (respectively)
The following compund has the absolute configuration of
What is the absolute configuration of the following compound?
For the compound,
the stereochemical notations are
The correct stereochemical descriptions for the following structure are
While assigning R and S configuration, the correct order of priority of groups attached to the chiral carbon atom is
The R/S configuration of the following compounds are, respectively,
Which of the following is the correct order of priority of groups in D - glyceraldehyde?
Which of the following is the correct order of priority of groups in D - glyceraldehyde?
The absolute configuration of
is:
According to sequence rule, the correct arrangement in order of decreasing priority is
The configuration of chiral carbon in the molecule.
