Optical Isomers

OCR A-level Organic ChemistryNaming and IsomerismLesson 5 of 5

Optical isomers are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.

Optical isomerism occurs when there are four different groups attached to an asymmetric or chiral carbon atom.

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