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Chemistry — Chirality & Optical Activity

Stereocentres, enantiomers and optical rotation.

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\text{chiral centre: 4 different groups}

\text{enantiomers: non-superimposable mirror images}

\text{rotate plane-polarised light } \pm

2^n \text{ stereoisomers for } n \text{ centres}