Chirality Questions - Need Answers Checked

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The discussion centers on the accuracy of answers regarding chirality and diastereomers in organic chemistry. The participant correctly identified that constitutional isomers can be chiral and that every chiral compound has a diastereomer. However, they incorrectly stated that some diastereomers have a mirror-image relationship; diastereomers are, by definition, not mirror images. Additionally, the participant's claim that compounds without a chiral center can have a diastereomer is accurate, as sp2 hybridized molecules can exhibit this property.

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  • Understanding of chirality in organic compounds
  • Knowledge of constitutional isomers
  • Familiarity with diastereomers and their definitions
  • Basic concepts of molecular symmetry
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  • Study the definitions and examples of chirality in organic chemistry
  • Learn about the differences between enantiomers and diastereomers
  • Explore molecular symmetry and its implications for chirality
  • Investigate the properties of sp2 hybridized molecules and their stereochemistry
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I had to answer true or false for the following five questions. If they were false, I had to explain why.

1. In some cases, constitutional isomers are chiral. TRUE
2. Every chiral compound has a diastereomer. TRUE
3. Some diastereomers have mirror-image relationship. FALSE
Diastereomers are not mirror images of each other.
4. If a structure has no plane of symmetry it is chiral. TRUE
5. If a compound has a diastereomer it must be chiral. FALSE
Compounds without a chiral center (like an sp2 hybridized molecule) can have a diastereomer.

So I need to know if my answers are correct. If not, why are my answers (if any) incorrect? Thanks.
 
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