How many asymmetric centers and stereoisomers does 1-Bromo-2-methylcyclopentane have?
1 Answer
Jan 20, 2015
1-Bromo-2-methylcyclopentane also has two asymmetric carbons and four stereoisomers.
Both C-1 and C-2 are chiral centres, so you can have up to
There is no internal plane of symmetry, so there are no meso compounds.
Because the compound is cyclic, the substituents can be in either the cis or the trans configuration.
The cis isomer exists as a pair of enantiomers, and the trans isomer exists as a pair of enantiomers.
