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CAIE A-Level Chemistry Optical-Isomer Drawing Convention

Practise drawing non-superimposable mirror images with clear wedge-and-dash three-dimensional geometry.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
A2

Reference—Optical isomer drawing convention question 1

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Alanine, H2NCH(CH3)CO2H\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{NCH}\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right) \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}, and glutamic acid, H2NCH(CH2CH2CO2H)CO2H\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{NCH}\left(\mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}\right) \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}, are two naturally occurring amino acids.

H2NCH(CH3)CO2H\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{NCH}\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right) \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H} exists as two optical isomers.

Draw three-dimensional structures of these two optical isomers.

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