-
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...
- i.e.,
those of
determinant +1. The
achiral groups contain also
transformations of
determinant −1. In an
achiral group, the orientation-preserving transformations...
-
since in open-chain form, the
anomeric carbon atom is
planar and thus
achiral. More
formally stated, then, an
anomer is an
epimer at the hemiacetal/hemiketal...
-
spastic paralysis due to
uninhibited muscle contraction. It is the only
achiral proteinogenic amino acid. It can fit into both
hydrophilic and hydrophobic...
-
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...
-
always a
specific atom,
often carbon.
Stereocenters can
exist on
chiral or
achiral molecules;
stereocenters can
contain single bonds or
double bonds. The...
- 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...
