• Organic compounds
• Inorganic compounds

Isomers

• Isomers
• Constitutional isomers
• Stereoisomers
• Diastereomers (Cis and trans)
• Enantiomers

Section Summary

• In organic compounds, carbon atoms are almost always bonded to each other to hydrogen atoms, and occasionally to atoms of a few specific elements
• Carbon’s tetra-valence allows it to form covalent bonds with up to four other atoms
• Carbon atoms bond with each other to produce straight or branched chai molecules that provide the root for a large number of organic compounds
• Many organic compounds form isomers
  • Two main classes of isomers are constitutional isomers and stereoisomers
• Diastereomers are stereoisomers in which different atoms or groups are bonded to each carbon involved in a double bond
  • Enantiomers are stereoisomers in which molecules are mirror images of each other around a single carbon atom bonded to four different types of atoms or groups