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Chemical Phenomena > Organic Chemistry Phenomena > Isomerism > Stereoisomerism
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Isomerism > Stereoisomerism

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Stereoisomerism  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Molecular Stereochemistry
  • Stereoisomer
  • Stereoisomers

Note

  • NIM; policy: Manual 25.5.5.1

Scope note

  • The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

History note

  • 1997 (1968); for MOLECULAR STEREOCHEMISTRY use MOLECULAR CONFORMATION 1993-2008

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