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Stereochemistry of Covalent Bonds



What is stereochemistry?


The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules (including the study of chiral molecules).


What are chiral molecules?


A chiral molecule is a molecule that is not super-imposable onto its mirror image.


What are chiral centers?


A chiral center, also known as a stereocenter, is an $sp^{3}$ hybridized carbon that is bonded to four different molecules.


What are meso compounds?


Any compound with a line of symmetry.




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Alfa Diallo 2006-08-04