stereochemistry

Noun

Meaning

(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species

(chemistry, countable) the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound

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By 1960, when most of the stereochemistry of chlorophyll a was known, Robert Burns Woodward published a total synthesis of the molecule. Source: Internet

The same rules that determine the stereochemistry of a stereocenter (R or S) also apply when assigning the face of a molecular group. Source: Internet

Significance Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules are part of a system for describing a molecule's stereochemistry. Source: Internet

Chemical bonding features such as stereochemistry, hydrogen bonding and distribution of bond lengths and angles are complementary measures of the model quality. Source: Internet

Thalidomide example An often cited example of the importance of stereochemistry relates to the thalidomide disaster. Source: Internet

That is, the absolute stereochemistry of the product is determined on its own and not by considering which face it was attacked from. Source: Internet

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