Stereoisomerism

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Stereoisomerism: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Stereoisomerism, Types of Stereoisomerism, Calculation of Number of Optical Isomers & Calculation of Numbers of Stereoisomers etc.

Important Questions on Stereoisomerism

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On chlorination of propane, the number of products having the formula C3H6Cl2 is 

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Which of the following compound displays geometrical isomerism?

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Number of possible isomers (stereoisomers) of D-glucose are:

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Which species exhibits a plane of symmetry?

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The number of optically active compounds in the isomers of C4H9Br is:

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Which of the following statements must be true for two pure chiral isomers?

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Stereoisomers differ from each other in what respect?

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Optical rotation produced by Question Image is 36o then that product by Question Image is

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Which of the following will have a meso isomer also?

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Among the following structures I to IV,

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It is true that

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A similarity between optical and geometrical isomerism is that

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Which of the following does not show geometrical isomerism?

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Of the five isomeric hexanes given below, the isomer which can give exactly two monochlorinated compounds is?

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Which type of isomerism is shown by 2, 3 - dichlorobutane?

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The number of isomers for the compound with molecular formula   C 2 BrClFI is:

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Which of the following compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

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How many optically active stereoisomers are possible for butane-2, 3-diol?

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Isomers which can be interconverted through rotation around a single bond are

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A similarity between optical and geometrical isomerism is that

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The most stable meso conformer of (CHDOH)2 is