Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: General Organic Chemistry · Topic: Stereochemistry R S E Z · Exam: CSIR-NET JUNE 2012 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Epoxidation of (R)-cyclohex-2-enol with peracetic acid yields a 95:5 mixture of compounds A and B. Compounds A and B are
(a)Enantiomers
(b)Diastereomers
(c)Constitutional isomers
(d)Homomers
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Diastereomers are non-superimposable and non-mirror images of each other.