L47| Mirror-Image Molecules

When a molecule and its mirror-image cannot be superimposed on each other, they are called mirror-image isomers. Which two molecules in the table have mirror-image isomers?

Name the two molecules in the table that have mirror-image isomers?

Carvone has the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₄O. The two mirror-image isomers are shown here as ball-and-stick models next to simplified structural formulas. In the simplified structural formulas, label the location of each carbon atom with a C. Upload a cropped image of your answer from your physical worksheet L47.

What is missing from the simplified structural formulas?

Carvone has the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₄O. The two mirror-image isomers are shown here as ball-and-stick models next to simplified structural formulas. The l-carvone molecule smells minty. Do you expect d-carvone to smell minty also? Explain your thinking. Upload a cropped image of your answer from your physical worksheet L47.

Try to build the two carvone isomers with the molecular models provided. Are the mirror images superimposable on each other? Explain why or why not. UPLOAD PIC OF YOUR CARVONE MODEL.

Carvone has the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₄O. The two mirror-image isomers are shown here as ball-and-stick models next to simplified structural formulas. The L-carvone molecule smells minty. Do you expect D-carvone to smell minty also? Explain your thinking.

Explain why mirror-image isomers have different smells.

Does difluoromethane, CH₂F₂, have a mirror-image isomer? Explain your thinking. Build a model to check your answer. Take a picture of the model and post in this answer.