OBJECTIVES

 

•	Recognise a stereogenic (chiral) centre in a molecular structure.

•	Use the sequence rules for specification of configuration to identify and name correctly stereoisomers and individual stereogenic (chiral) centres having R or S absolute configurations.

•	To be able to predict, identify and distinguish between enantiomers and diastereoisomers.

•	To recognise a meso compound given its structure.

•	To be able to recognise other structural features that can give rise to chirality, including quadrivalent chiral atoms, tervalent chiral atoms, restricted rotation, and helical shape.