"Optical Isomers: The Chemistry of Molecular Mirror Images"

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Optical isomers, also known as enantiomers, are a type of stereoisomer where molecules share the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms, but differ in the spatial arrangement of atoms in such a way that they are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. This phenomenon is a direct result of chirality—when a carbon atom is bonded to four different groups. Optical isomers exhibit fascinating behavior by rotating plane-polarized light in opposite directions: one isomer rotates it to the right (dextrorotatory), while the other rotates it to the left (levorotatory). Despite having identical physical properties, these isomers can behave very differently in biological systems, making them crucial in fields like pharmaceuticals, where one enantiomer may be therapeutic and the other harmful.


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