Stereoisomerism Video Tutorials

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A Review of Isomers

Structural Isomers vs. Stereoisomers

https://youtu.be/dGyM4l_sSgQ Links to an external site.

 

Cis-Trans Stereoisomers

https://youtu.be/StyqGmtYF7A Links to an external site.

 

 

 

Chirality and R-S Notation (Cahn-Ingold-Prelog)

Identifying Chiral Atoms and Chirality

https://youtu.be/KztTL3FTcOw Links to an external site.

 

Introduction to Chirality (A deeper look)

https://youtu.be/yZ8JDDnyxC4 Links to an external site.

 

Drawing Enantiomers

https://youtu.be/HOMn523JBok Links to an external site.

 

Determining R-S Configuration

https://youtu.be/rMsEuzT5t0s Links to an external site.

 

R-S Configuration (Another look)

https://youtu.be/kFD6hzLseVs Links to an external site.

 

Practice with R-S Configuration

https://youtu.be/rzXRZFMcZyU Links to an external site.

 

Determining R & S When the Lowest Priority Group is in Front

https://youtu.be/KoAnGRlCG_M Links to an external site.

 

Using the Swap Method for Determining R-S Configuration

https://youtu.be/yZ8JDDnyxC4 Links to an external site.

 

 

 

Optical Activity and Enantiomeric Excess

Introduction to Polarimetry and Optical Activity

https://youtu.be/1mhcLO8LLoI Links to an external site.

 

Calculating Enantiomeric Excess

https://youtu.be/5Z2GppIZHFI Links to an external site.

 

Overview of Optical Activity, Specific Rotation, and %EE

https://youtu.be/duGxp_XZzvw Links to an external site.

 

Calculations with Optical Activity

https://youtu.be/t7oraaLJfYw Links to an external site.

 

 

 

Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers vs. Meso Compounds

Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers

https://youtu.be/aYp39AaZqvI Links to an external site.

 

Meso Compounds

https://youtu.be/zNAL1R-hZr0 Links to an external site.

 

Chirality, Meso Compounds, and Planes of Symmetry

https://youtu.be/8ZgMX_Sb6TA Links to an external site.

 

Meso Compounds (Another Look)

https://youtu.be/LwThUsLgfas Links to an external site.

 

 

 

Drawing and Using Fischer Projections

Introduction to Fischer Projections

https://youtu.be/sam8CdN-bfs Links to an external site.

 

Fischer Projection Practice

https://youtu.be/66_qW5UhYn0 Links to an external site.

 

 

 

Resolution of Enantiomers

Resolution of Enantiomers Through Chromatography

https://youtu.be/b2IpkXid-ec Links to an external site.

 

Separating Enantiomers by Using Diastereomeric Salts

https://youtu.be/VpZYPd0cEH4 Links to an external site.