Stereochemistry
A 26-module path through stereochemistry, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Constitutional Isomers vs Stereoisomers
- Degrees of Freedom: Conformation vs Configuration
- Newman and Sawhorse Projections
- Conformational Analysis of Ethane
- Torsional Strain and the Origin of the Ethane Barrier
- Conformational Analysis of Butane
- Steric Strain and Gauche Interactions
- Cyclohexane Chair Conformation
- Ring Flipping and the Boat/Twist-Boat
- Axial and Equatorial Positions
- Substituted Cyclohexanes and A-Values
- Disubstituted Cyclohexanes: Cis/Trans and Preferred Conformer
- Chirality and Stereocenters
- Symmetry Elements and the Test for Chirality
- The CIP R/S Rules
- Assigning R/S in Complex Cases
- Enantiomers and Optical Activity
- Diastereomers
- Counting Stereoisomers: The 2^n Rule and Its Exceptions
- Meso Compounds
- Fischer Projections
- Racemates and Optical Purity
- Resolution of Enantiomers
- Prochirality and Pro-R/Pro-S
- Stereochemistry of Reactions: Overview
- Stereochemistry of Reactions on Cyclohexane Rings