Achiral Compounds mirror rotate 180° rotate same as the first structure Copyright 2010 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc. Take this mirror image and try to superimpose it on the one to the left matching all the atoms. Everything will match. When the images can be superposed the compound is achiral. Chapter 5 6 Chapter 5 6 Achiral Compounds Take this mirror image and try to superimpose it on the one to the left matching all the atoms. Everything will match. When the images can be superposed the compound is achiral