Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry
29.4Isomerism: optical
Isomerism: optical in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 29.4.1State that enantiomers differ only in rotating plane-polarised light and possibly in biological activity.
- 29.4.2Use optically active and racemic mixture.
- 29.4.3Describe the effect of two optical isomers on plane-polarised light.
- 29.4.4Explain the relevance of chirality to drug synthesis: different activity, separating racemates, chiral catalysts.
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Optical isomerism and chiral drugs
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