- In stereochemistry,
stereoisomerism, or
spatial isomerism, is a form of
isomerism in
which molecules have the same
molecular formula and
sequence of bonded...
- that they are on
opposing (transverse) sides. Cis–trans
isomers are
stereoisomers, that is,
pairs of
molecules which have the same
formula but
whose functional...
- l-rotary,
represented by (−), counter-clockwise)
depending on
which stereoisomer is dominant. For instance,
sucrose and
camphor are d-rotary
whereas cholesterol...
- a
molecule is an atom (center), axis or
plane that is the
focus of
stereoisomerism; that is, when
having at
least three different groups bound to the...
- an
object with this property. A
chiral molecule or ion
exists in two
stereoisomers that are
mirror images of each other,
called enantiomers; they are often...
-
chiral carbons, so they
typically have more than two
stereoisomers. The
number of
distinct stereoisomers with the same
diagram is
bounded by 2c,
where c is...
-
constitutional isomer, but upon
deeper analysis be
stereoisomers of each other. Two
molecules that are the same
stereoisomer as each
other might be in
different conformational...
- Prelog) are a
standard process to
completely and
unequivocally name a
stereoisomer of a molecule.: 26 The
purpose of the CIP
system is to ****ign an R or...
-
Planar chirality, also
known as 2D chirality, is the
special case of
chirality for two dimensions. Most fundamentally,
planar chirality is a mathematical...
-
compound or meso
isomer is an
optically inactive isomer in a set of
stereoisomers, at
least two of
which are
optically active. This
means that despite...
