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Chapter 5: Q40E (page 148)

What are the stereochemical configurations of the two diastereomers of(2S,4R)-2,4-octanediol? (A diol is a compound with two-OH groups.)

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Diastereomers are the“non-superimposable” and “non-mirror” image compounds, e.g., all geometrical isomers

They are separated with the help of “fractional distillation and crystallization” methods.

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1:Diastereomers

Diastereomers are the“non-superimposable” and “non-mirror” image compounds, e.g., all geometrical isomers

They are separated with the help of “fractional distillation and crystallization” methods.

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Step 2: Stereochemical configuration of Diastereomers

The diastereomers of (2S,4R)-2,4-octane diol are the pair of stereoisomers that are the non-mirror image of each other, and their overall configuration is not the same nor completely different.

The diastereomers of (2S,4R)-2,4-octane diol have the same configuration at one chiral center and a different configuration at another chiral center.

The Stereochemical configuration of diastereomers of (2S,4R)-2,4-octane diol is shown as follows:

Stereochemical configuration of diastereomers

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Assign R or S stereochemistry to the chirality centers in the following

Newman projections:

We’ll see in Chapter 11 that alkyl halides react with hydrosulfide ion () to give a product whose stereochemistry is inverted from that of the reactant.

What is the stereochemical configuration of the enantiomer of (2S,4R)-2,4-octanediol? (A diol is a compound with two-OH groups.)

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(a) How many stereoisomers are there of cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, and how many of trans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane?

(b) Are any of the structures chiral?

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(a) A basketball

(b) A fork

(c) A wine glass

(d) A golf club

(e) A spiral staircase

(f) A snowflake

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