What is the relationship between the structures shown below?
A)enantiomers
B)diastereomers
C)configurational isomers
D)identical compounds
E)constitutional isomers

Question

What is the relationship between the structures shown below? 
A)enantiomers 
B)diastereomers 
C)configurational isomers 
D)identical compounds 
E)constitutional isomers

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The structures shown are not mirror images of each other (not enantiomers), but they are also not identical (not constitutional isomers). They differ in their stereochemistry at one center (the carbon with the OH substituent and the CH2OH substituent). Therefore, they are diastereomers.

What Is the Relationship Between the Structures Shown Below