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Tartaric acid, 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, can come in three different forms, corresponding to the models assembled in 2a-o: a pair of optically active enantiomers and a third optically inactive form called the meso form. The latter is a diastereomer of the optically active enantiomers. Tartaric acid p. Draw solid/dashed-wedge structures for the three tartaric acid forms. Label enantiomers, diastereomers, and the meso form.

          Tartaric acid, 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, can come in three different forms, corresponding to the models assembled in 2a-o: a pair of optically active enantiomers and a third optically inactive form called the meso form. The latter is a diastereomer of the optically active enantiomers.

Tartaric acid

p. Draw solid/dashed-wedge structures for the three tartaric acid forms. Label enantiomers, diastereomers, and the meso form.

Tartaric acid, 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, can come in three different forms, corresponding to the models assembled in 2a-o: a pair of optically active enantiomers and a third optically inactive form called the meso form. The latter is a diastereomer of the optically active enantiomers.

Tartaric acid

p. Draw solid/dashed-wedge structures for the three tartaric acid forms. Label enantiomers, diastereomers, and the meso form.

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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Tartaric acid has two chiral centers, which means it can have up to 2^2 = 4 stereoisomers. However, since it has a plane of symmetry, it only has three stereoisomers: a pair of enantiomers and a meso form. Show more…

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Tartaric acid, 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, can come in three different forms, corresponding to the models assembled in 2a-o: a pair of optically active enantiomers and a third optically inactive form called the meso form. The latter is a diastereomer of the optically active enantiomers. Tartaric acid p. Draw solid/dashed-wedge structures for the three tartaric acid forms. Label enantiomers, diastereomers, and the meso form.