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What are Enantiomers?
Enantiomers are molecules that are mirror images of each other. They have the same chemical formula, but the atoms are arranged differently, which means they rotate polarized light in opposite directions.
Physical Properties of Enantiomorph
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Enantiomorphs are two molecules that are mirror images of each other, but are not identical. They have the same physical properties, but different chemical properties. Enantiomers are also called optical isomers, because they rotate light in opposite directions.
Enantiomorph Structure
The enantiomorph structure is a mirror-image molecule that is not superimposable on its original molecule. The two molecules are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other. This is due to the fact that the two molecules are not identical, but are instead related by a three-dimensional rotation.
Enantiomers Examples
There are two types of enantiomers- structural and optical. Structural enantiomers are created when a molecule has a mirror image that is not superimposable. Optical enantiomers are created when a molecule has a mirror image that is superimposable, but rotates the plane of polarized light. Some examples of enantiomers are:
-Lactic acid and its mirror image, D-lactic acid
-Levorphanol and its mirror image, D-levorphanol
-Thalidomide and its mirror image, D-thalidomide
