Home > Organic Chemistry > Diastereomers

How many stereoisomers are possible for enanthotoxin?

Answer 1

Christian Anderson

There are 16 possible stereoisomers.

The structure of enanthotoxin is

There is one chiral centre (#"C-14"#), and there are three double bonds that can show #E//Z# isomerism.

The maximum number of stereoisomers is #2^n#, where #n# is the number of stereocentres.

We have four stereocentres, so there are #2^4 = 16# possible stereoisomers.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer 2

Ruby Allen

Enanthotoxin has two stereocenters, resulting in 2^2 = 4 possible stereoisomers.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.