What are Diastereomers?
Diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not the mirror images of each other. Diastereomers have same molecular formula but differ in their configuration at only one or multiple chiral centers. Diastereomers may or may not be optically active. They vary in their physical and chemical properties. A examples of diastereomeric pair is tartaric acid and mesotartaric acid.
Epimers
Epimers are a particular kind of stereoisomer, which is an isomer with the same chemical formula but a different spatial arrangement of atoms. To be more precise, epimers are diastereomers subclass that vary in how their single stereocenter (chiral center) is arranged inside the molecule. In this article, we will learn about epimers, examples, epimerization, etc.
Table of Content
- Epimers Definition
- What are Epimers?
- Examples of Epimers
- What is Epimerization?
- What are Diastereomers?
- What are Enantiomers?
- What are cis-trans Isomers?
- What are Anomers?
- Difference between Epimers and Diastereomers
- Difference between Anomers and Epimers
- Difference between Epimers and Enantiomers