Stereochemistry: Meso Compounds, Diastereomers

What is the relationship between enantiomers?

• They are superimposable mirror images.

• They are identical molecules.

• They are non-superimposable mirror images.

• They have no chiral centers.

What defines a meso compound?

• It is a type of enantiomer.

• It has an internal plane of symmetry.

• It is always chiral.

• It has no chiral centers.

How does an inversion center affect a molecule's chirality?

• It doubles the number of chiral centers.

• It makes the molecule achiral.

• It has no effect on chirality.

• It makes the molecule chiral.

What is the result of reflecting a molecule with an inversion center?

• The molecule becomes chiral.

• The molecule remains unchanged.

• The molecule becomes achiral.

• The molecule loses its stereocenters.

What distinguishes diastereomers from enantiomers?

• They are not mirror images of each other.

• They have no stereocenters.

• They are identical in all aspects.

• They are mirror images of each other.

How many enantiomers can a molecule have?

• Unlimited

• Three

• One

• Two

What happens when you invert only one stereocenter in a molecule with multiple chiral centers?

• The molecule remains unchanged.

• You create a diastereomer.

• You create an enantiomer.

• The molecule becomes achiral.