Organic Chemistry
4 terms
Organic Chemistry
Optical Activity
The ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarised light passing through it.
Organic ChemistryOptical Isomerism
Stereoisomerism in which molecules are non-superimposable mirror images and rotate plane-polarised light in opposite directions.
Organic ChemistryOrganic Chemistry
The study of the structure, properties, composition and reactions of carbon-containing compounds.
Organic ChemistryOxidation of Alcohols
The conversion of alcohols to carbonyl compounds or carboxylic acids by removal of hydrogen.