Drawing a Molecules Mirror Image

Drawing the mirror image of a molecule is an important skill in organic chemistry.  We can use this technique to determine if a molecule is chiral or not.

• A molecule and it mirror image are the same distance from the mirror.  The distance of an atom to the mirror is the same distance as the reflected atom to the mirror.
• When the mirror is perpendicular to the page, the wedges an dashes bonds are the same in the original and relected image.