Enantiomers and Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that differ at some stereocenters but not at others are not mirror images, so they are not enantiomers. Instead, they are diastereomers. A diastereomer is simply any stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer. Technically, cis-trans isomers are diastereomers.

Click enantiomers1.ppt link to view the file.