conditions for optical activity.pdf

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1. Conditions for optical
activity
PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARED BY
D. DIVYABHARATHI

2. Optically active compounds
The ability of a optically active substance
to cause rotation When it is passed through
a plane polarised light is called is called
optically activity

3. Conditions
1.The compound must have an asymmetric
Carbon Or a chiral carbon
2.Chiral carbon is a carbon surrounded by four
different atoms or group

4. 2. The compound Must have non superimposable
mirror images

5. 3. It should not Contain any type of elements of
symmetry
Elements of symmetry
1. Plane of symmetry
2. Centre of symmetry
3.axis of symmetry