stereoisomerism
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/
stereoisomerism
- (chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.
- optical isomerism
- French: stéréoisomérie
- Italian: stereoisomeria
- Portuguese: estereoisomeria, estereoisomerismo
- Spanish: estereoisomería
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