What are Diastereomers?
Diastereomers have ring structures which are chemical compounds having the same molecular formula and they are non-mirror images. These elements are not super-imposable. They include cis-trans isomers, stereoisomers, and double-bond isomers. They can have more than one chiral center. They are having a different melting, boiling point, and densities. They are optically inactive. They don’t have an equal angle of rotation. Diastereomers can be separated with the help of chromatography, fractional crystallization, and fraction crystallization. They have some R, and S configurations in one stereocenter. For example – Tartaric acid, Chlorine Atom, Ethyl, and so on.
Difference Between Enantiomers And Diastereomers
Difference Between Enantiomers And Diastereomers: Stereoisomers are classified into Enantiomers and Diastereomers. Enantiomers occur from chirality. It is a molecule that contains a single atom bounded by four substituents that form enantiomers. They consist of mirror images of one another. When the two enantiomers consist of the same proportions they are known as a racemic mixture. On the other hand, Diastereomers have ring structures which are chemical compounds having the same molecular formula. They don’t have mirror images of one another. They can have more than one chiral center. They are having different melting, boiling point, and densities.