Chirality, Enantiomers and Meso Compounds

Two molecules with the same atoms, the same bonds and the same order. One smells of spearmint, the other of caraway seeds. What is different? Their handedness.

What chirality means, where enantiomers sit among isomers, how to spot a chirality centre, the plane of symmetry and meso compounds.

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In this video

• 0:00Why handedness matters
• 0:18What is chirality
• 0:41Where enantiomers belong
• 1:12Spot the chirality centre
• 1:38Exam trap: four different groups
• 1:55Plane of symmetry and meso compounds
• 2:33Recap