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History Enantiomers Reasons for molecular handedness Optical activity of enantiomers Naming Conventions Diastereomers Meso Compounds Resolution of Enantiomers Importance of Enantiomers
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Isomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula same connectivity Stereoisomers stereocenters but no ch iral centers Cis,Trans (E,Z) Is ome rs (can be called diastereomers) different connectivity Constitutional Is ome rs rotation about single bonds Conformations rotation re stricted Conformational Is ome rs Atropisomers m ore than one chiral center achiral Meso Compounds chiral mirror images Enantiomers one chiral center
Diaste reomers
Enantiomers
History
Separation of Enantiomers
In 1848 French Chemist Louis Pasteur separated a solution of optically inactive tartaric acid into two optically active components. He observed that:
Each of these components had identical physical properties like density, melting point, solubility, etc
But
One of the components rotated plane polarized light clockwise while the other component rotated the polarized light by the same amount counter clockwise.
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Pasteur made a proposal that since the crystals of tartaric acid were mirror images of each other, their molecules were also mirror images of each other
Additional research done by Pasteur revealed that one component of tartaric acid could be utilized for nutrition by micro-organisms but the other could not. Thus Pasteur concluded that biological properties of chemical substances depend not only on the nature of the atoms comprising the molecules but also on the manner in which these atoms are arranged in space.
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van't Hoff realized that the four hydrogens in CH4 had to be equivalent and a geometrical square was ruled out because it would form 2 isomers for CH2RR1. Thus he proposed the tetrahedral carbon centre.
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Enantiomers
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Definition
An enantiomer is one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other and are non-superimposable.
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As seen here, the two molecules of lactic acid are mirror images of each other, but cannot superimpose.
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Chirality
A molecule that is not superimposable to its mirror image is said to be chiral The most common cause of chirality in organic molecules is the presence of a carbon atom bonded with 4 different groups(eg in lactic acid), this is also known as point chirality. These carbon atoms are called chirality centers or chirality centres. Can you think of other causes of Chirality? (be creative)
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Drawing of Enantiomers
Fischer Projection (do not confuse with Lewis Structure) Natta Projection (we all know this) For cyclic molecules
Haworth Projection Chair conformation
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As seen from Biots experiment, enantiomers can rotate plane polarised light, since they are optically active When a beam of plane polarised light passes through a solution of a nonracemic (scalemic) mixture (ie has enantiomeric excess of one of the enantiomers), rotation of the polarisation plane occurs.
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Polarimeter
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Optical Activity
Observed rotation The number of degrees, , through which a compound rotates the plane of polarized light. Dextrorotatory (+) A compound that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right. Levorotatory (-) Refers to a compound that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left.
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Specific Rotation
Specific rotation refers to the observed rotation for a sample in a tube 1.0 dm in length and at a concentration of 1.0 g/mL. The degree of rotation also depends on the wavelength of the light (the yellow sodium D2 line near 589 nm is commonly used for measurements) COOH COOH
C H3 C H OH H C HO CH3
(S)-(+)-Lactic acid [ ] D
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Optical Purity
Optical purity: A way of describing the composition of a mixture of enantiomers. [ ]s am p le Percent optical purity = x 100 []p u re en an tio mer Enantiomeric excess: The difference between the percentage of two enantiomers in a mixture.
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Naming Conventions
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Types of naming
R,S designation +, - designation (explained just now) D,L Nomenclature
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If double or triple bonded groups are encountered as substituents, they are treated as an equivalent set of singlebonded atoms. For example, C2H5 < CH2=CH < HCC
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If there is a tie, consider the atoms at distance 2 from the chirality centeras a list is made for each group of the atoms bonded to the one directly attached to the chirality center. Each list is arranged in order of decreasing atomic number. Then the lists are compared atom by atom; at the earliest difference, the group containing the atom of higher atomic number receives higher priority. (eg. COOH > CH3)
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If there is still a tie, each atom in each of the two lists is replaced with a sub-list of the other atoms bonded to it (at distance 3 from the chirality center), the sub-lists are arranged in decreasing order of atomic number, and the entire structure is again compared atom by atom. This process is repeated, each time with atoms one bond farther from the chirality center, until the tie is broken.
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D ,L
Nomenclature
The D/L system names isomers after the spatial configuration of its atoms, by relating the molecule to glyceraldehyde. Glyceraldehyde is chiral itself, and its two isomers are labeled D and L This nomenclature is still used in certain organic compounds like saccharides and amino acids
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Non amino-acids such as Lactic, Ascorbic, Tartaric Acid also follow the same rules as Saccharides.
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Diastereomers
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2n Rule
As a general rule the maximum number of isomers for a compound is 2n, with n being the number of chirality centers. *As seen in the next slide
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Definition
Diastereomers refer to enantiomers that are not mirror images of each other They can be chiral or achiral Eg D-glucose and D-galactose
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Stereochemistry in Sugars
Aldose An aldose is a monosaccharide that contains only one aldehyde group per molecule. The chemical formula takes the form Cn(H2O)n. The maximum number of chirality centers for any aldose is 2n-2 Since the head(-CH=O) and tail(CH2OH) carbons cannot be chiral centers
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Examples (Aldotetrose)
Aldotetroses are Aldoses with 4 carbons As such, the maximum number of enantiomers of aldotetroses is 4 (24-2) The 4 possible enantiomers of Aldotetroses
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Reasons
As we can see, although Erythrose and Threose are stereoisomers, they are not enantiomers, since their molecules are not mirror-images of each other. They are thus called diastereomers
Erythrose
Threose
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This is because stereoisomers are only enantiomers because all their chirality centers have opposite configurations, but if not all chirality centres have opposite configurations, then they are diastereomers.
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Meso Compounds
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Definition
A meso-compound is a non-optically active member of a set of stereoisomers.
It does not give a (+) or (-) reading on a polarimeter
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Examples
Tartaric acid has 3 stereoisomers D-(2S,3S)-()-tartaric acid L-(2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric acid (2R,3S)-mesotartaric acid
D-(2S,3S)-()-tartaric
acid
L-(2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric
acid
(2R,3S)-mesotartaric acid
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Mesotartaric Acid
Lets assume the mirror image of mesotartaric acid:
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Meso Compounds
Thus, we can say that mesotartaric acid is not an enantiomer, as it is superimposible with its mirror image. This is due to the fact that there is a plane of symmetry in the molecule
There is a plane of symmetry
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Resolution of Enantiomers
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Resolution of Enantiomers
In the lab, if we make chiral compounds from achiral starting materials, we are bound to get a racemic mixture. The way we separate the mixture is known as resolution Resolution is important as most of the time enantiomerically pure compounds are required
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Crystallisation
One way of resolution would be crystallisation (like what Pasteur did), its use is limited to solid compounds (eg Sodium Ammonium Tartrate) It does not work for liquid compounds that do not crystallise under ordinary conditions
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The most common way of resolution would be to use an acid-base reaction between a racemic mixture of chiral carboxylic acid and an amine base to yield an ammonium salt, which can be crystallised.
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Resolution of enantiomers
Another way would be using a chemical reaction to produce a diastereomer. This can be done in various ways, by esterification or by forming diastereomeric salt (Adduct).
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Diastereomers have different physical properties (solubility, boiling point etc), and should be quite easy to separate by distillation/crystallisation/chromatography When a pure enantiomer (diastereomer) is separated, the original intended products Enantiomerically pure product can be obtained
NaOH, H2O +
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Racemic Mixture
Acidification of the two diastereomeric salts resolved the original racemic mixture.
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Importance of Enantiomers
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Some Examples
can be used for metabolism for all organisms but not L-glucose Almost all of the amino acids in proteins are (S) at the carbon. carbon In most pharmaceutical drugs, only one of the enantiomers are biologically active.
Eg. (S)Ibuprofen is an active analgestic agent but the (R) enantiomer is biologically inactive
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D-Glucose
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Credits
Most of these information are taken from online sources[citation needed] However due to the fact that the layout was copied from the book, we apologise for the fact that this may be a little boring (for some) Done by: Jeff Xu, Luther Mok, Joshua Lay, Wen Song Design by Jonathan Yong
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