Epoxidation of (R)-cyclohexene-2-ol with peracetic acid yields a 95:5 ...
Diastereomers (sometimes called diastereoisomers) are a type of a stereoisomer. Diastereomerism occurs when two or more stereoisomers of a compound have different configurations at one or more (but not all) of the equivalent (related) stereocenters and are not mirror images of each other. When two diastereoisomers differ from each other at only one stereocenter they are epimers. Each stereocenter gives rise to two different configurations and thus increases the number of stereoisomers by a factor of two.
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Epoxidation of (R)-cyclohexene-2-ol with peracetic acid yields a 95:5 ...
Explanation:
The given reaction involves the epoxidation of (R)-cyclohexene-2-ol with peracetic acid. The resulting products are a 95:5 mixture of two compounds, A and B.
Diastereomers:
Compound A and B are diastereomers. Diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical and chemical properties. In this case, the two compounds have the same molecular formula but differ in the spatial arrangement of their atoms around the epoxide ring.
Enantiomers:
Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other and have identical physical and chemical properties except for the direction of rotation of plane-polarized light. Since compound A and B are not mirror images of each other, they cannot be enantiomers.
Constitutional isomers:
Constitutional isomers have the same molecular formula but differ in their connectivity. Since compound A and B have the same connectivity, they cannot be constitutional isomers.
Homomers:
Homomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula and the same connectivity but differ in their spatial arrangement. Since compound A and B have different spatial arrangements, they cannot be homomers.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the correct answer is option B, diastereomers, since compound A and B have the same molecular formula and connectivity but differ in their spatial arrangement around the epoxide ring.
Epoxidation of (R)-cyclohexene-2-ol with peracetic acid yields a 95:5 ...
Diastereomers, since compound A and B have the same molecular formula and connectivity but differ in their spatial arrangement around the epoxide ring.