Transition Metals - Optical Isomerism in Complex Ions (A-Level Chemistry)
Optical Isomerism in Complex Ions
Optical Isomerism in Complexes
Optical isomers are two non-superimposable, mirror images of each other.
Just as in organic chemistry, optical isomers are called enantiomers. They can be distinguished by their effect on plane-polarised light. Each isomer will rotate the light equally but in opposite directions.
Equal mixtures of enantiomers produce a racemic mixture, which has no effect on plane-polarised light.
Optical Isomerism in Octahedral Bidentate Complex Ions
Optical isomers occur when there are two or more bidentate ligands.
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