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Isomers: Enantiomers Part 1(Chirality)

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Uploaded by on Jul 11, 2009

An introduction to the specific type of isomer known as enantiomers. This video covers chirality and how it applies to chemical structures.

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  • This is incorrect. The pen is chiral as well.

  • What I dont get is when you did your hands you placed one over the other and they didnt match up. but for the pens you fliped one so it fit... If you didnt then the writing part would of been matched with the end of the other and make them not fit over each other?...

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  • What a nerd! He sounds like a total nerd. Is my asshole chiral?

  • @gumdrop3000 No,the pen has a line of symetry.

  • @paintballin101 I guess its because even if you flip your hand around so it overlaps the front of your hand is different than the back of your hand.

  • for example 1,4-bromocyclohexane

  • whait a second... not all chiral molecules are enantiomers...

  • The pen is NOT achiral!!! It has no plane of symmetry. The front of the pen is not the same as the back. You had to turn the pen around to make it "look" achiral.

  • great video!...I dont know why mindless people are commenting on it, but those of us with brains you just helped thank you!

  • geez did you buff your nails before this vid?

  • the pen is achiral when oriented vertically and chiral when oriented horizontally

  • What are your models built of ?

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