nitrogen inversion

noun

The rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.

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Meanings

nounnitrogen inversion (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogen inversions)

plural nitrogen inversions

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.
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