Stereochemical Aspects of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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Stereochemical Aspects of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Configuration, Racemic Mixture, Racemisation, Inversion of Configuration, Retention of Configuration, Chiral and Achiral, Dextrorotatory and Laevorotatory and, Molecular Asymmetry and Chirality

Important Questions on Stereochemical Aspects of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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Which of the following structures represents a chiral compound?

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What kind of reagent would be needed to resolve a racemic amine, such as 2-aminobutane?

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A pure simple of 2-chlorobutane shows rotation of PPL by 30o in standard conditions. When above samples is made impure by mixing its opposite form, so that the composition of the mixture become 87.5 % d-form and 12.5 % l-form, then what will be the observed rotation for the mixture.

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Why are chiral carbons necessary for racemic mixture?

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Observe the following compounds

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Fine the total number of structures/compounds which posses asymmetric carbon atoms.

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How many optically active isomers are possible in the compound having formula C4H9Br ?

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Why nitrogen in penicillin is not chiral atom?

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The number of optically active compound(s) obtained upon complete ozonolysis of the following optically active compound is

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Relative configuration refers to the configuration of a molecule in relation to-

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Consider the following compounds:

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Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above compounds?