-
confused with superimposed) onto it. Conversely, a
mirror image of an
achiral object, such as a sphere,
cannot be
distinguished from the object. A chiral...
- the
molecule achiral). For example,
despite having chiral gauche conformers that
belong to the C2
point group,
butane is
considered achiral at room temperature...
-
rotations and
translations alone. An
object that is not
chiral is said to be
achiral. A
chiral object and its
mirror image are said to be enantiomorphs. The...
-
referred to as the
alternating subgroup A4 of S4.
Chiral and full (or
achiral tetrahedral symmetry and
pyritohedral symmetry) are
discrete point symmetries...
- pattern; instead, they are
named after the
scientific terms chirality and
achirality. However, the term 'boule' (sounded out in katakana) is
accompanied by...
-
described by the Felkin–Anh or
polar Felkin Anh
models and
addition of
achiral allylmetals may be
described by Cram’s rule.
Selectivity in nucleophilic...
- other, in a
reaction that
creates an
optically active product from an
achiral starting material,
using either a
chiral catalyst, an
enzyme or a chiral...
- i.e.,
those of
determinant +1. The
achiral groups contain also
transformations of
determinant −1. In an
achiral group, the orientation-preserving transformations...
-
always a
specific atom,
often carbon.
Stereocenters can
exist on
chiral or
achiral molecules;
stereocenters can
contain single bonds or
double bonds. The...
-
prochiral molecules are
those that can be
converted from
achiral to
chiral in a
single step. An
achiral species which can be
converted to a
chiral in two steps...
