Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Enantiomer (optical isomer): One of a pair of molecules that are nonsuperposable mirror images.



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(R)-Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
  
Mirror
  
(S)-Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
Use your molecular model kit to verify that (R)-bromochlorofluoroiodomethane and (S)-bromochlorofluoroiodomethane are enantiomers.