How are enantiomers related to each other?

Answer 1

By reflection in a mirror plane.

Enantiomers are non-superposable mirror images. In organic chemistry, for this to occur, it generally means that a given carbon atom is bound to 4 different groups, i.e. #CR_1R_2R_3R_4#. Biochemistry and biology are replete with examples of handedness.

The relationship between an enantiomer and the ADDED optical isomer becomes diastereotopic as soon as another optical isomer is introduced, which may allow separation and different chemistry. It should be noted that enantiomers have identical chemistry in an achiral environment.

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Answer 2

Isabella Acosta

Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images of each other, meaning they have the same connectivity of atoms but differ in their spatial arrangement. They exhibit chirality, where one molecule cannot be superimposed onto its mirror image.

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