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1

Enantiomers are?
A)Structural isomers.
B)Conformational isomers.
C)Geometrical isomers.
D)Stereoisomers.
E)Nonsuperimposable mirror images.
2

Is the following molecule chiral?
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A)Yes.
B)No.
3

A stereogenic center is not?
A)A chiral center.
B)An asymmetric center.
C)A carbon atom with four different substituents.
D)An asymmetric carbon atom.
E)A carbon atom bisected by a mirror plane.
4

The amount of the major enantiomer in a solution which is 80% optically pure is?
A)50%
B)60%
C)70%
D)80%
E)90%
5

Which statement does not apply to optical rotation?
A)dextrorotatory (d) compounds rotate light clockwise.
B)levorotatory compounds rotate light (-).
C)Specific rotation is directly proportional to the observed rotation.
D)Specific rotation is directly proportional to the concentration.
E)dl compounds are meso.
6

Assign the absolute configuration to:
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A)R
B)S
7

Assign the absolute configuration to:
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A)R
B)S
8

Assign the absolute configuration to:
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A)R
B)S
9

Diastereomers are?
A)Structural isomers.
B)Nonsuperimposable non-mirror images.
C)Geometrical isomers.
D)Stereoisomers.
E)Nonsuperimposable mirror images.
10

Which compound is the erythro isomer?
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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
11

Which compound is a meso isomer?
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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
12

Which compound is the (2S,3S)-2,3-dibromobutane isomer?
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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
13

The configuration of new stereogenic centers in a reaction is not dependent on?
A)The stereochemistry of the alkene starting material.
B)The method of addition, syn verses anti.
C)The types of steric effects in both the starting material and reagent.
D)The presence of existing chiral centers in the molecule.
E)All of the above.
F)None of the above.
14

Chiral resolution refers to?
A)The identification of the absolute configuration of a chiral center.
B)The identification of the relative configuration of a chiral center.
C)The separation of enantiomers based on their chiral properties.
D)The separation of enantiomers based on their achiral properties.
E)The separation of enantiomers based on their differing interactions with an optically pure reagent.
15

Which of the following is not a stereoregular polymer?
A)An isotactic polymer.
B)An atactic polymer.
C)A syndiotactic polymer.
D)A cationic polymer.
E)A coordinate polymer.







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