Epimers: The Epimeric Diastereomers
Epimers are stereoisomers, and to be exact, they are a pair of diastereomers with more than one chiral center but differ only at one of [...]
Alpha(α) and Beta(β) Glucose: Comparison, Structures, Explanation
Glucose, also known as dextrose is the most common simple sugar (monosaccharide). It has two isomeric structures, i.e. dextrose-(D) glucose and Lactose-(L) glucose. The dextrose-(D) [...]
Aldose vs. Ketose: Structural Isomeric Monosaccharides
Aldoses and ketoses and monosaccharides (simple sugar molecules) with differences in the type of functional groups. Aldoses are monosaccharide molecules containing the aldehyde functional group. [...]
Chiral vs. Achiral vs. Meso Compounds
Chiral compounds are optically active molecules that are non-superimposable on their mirror images. Achiral compounds are optically inactive molecules that superimpose on their mirror images. [...]
R/S nomenclature: Priority Rules
RS nomenclature is currently the preferred system for assigning absolute configuration to chiral molecules. The letters R and S come from the Latin words 'Rectus' [...]
Constitutional vs. Stereoisomers
Isomers are compounds having same molecular formulae but different structural formulae. The molecular formula shows the actual number of atoms whereas the structural formula shows [...]
