stereogenic

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adjective

describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule

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Meanings

adjectivestereogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrydescribing a grouping of atoms in a molecule

    Vinylcyclopropanes with up to three stereogenic centers are readily formed in the reaction between vinylcarbenoids and alkenes.

    1997, Aldrichimica Acta, volume 30, number 4
    1. not comparablechemistryconsisting of a central atom and four distinguishable ligands such that the interchange of any two leads to a stereoisomer
    2. not comparablechemistryconsisting of four non-coplanar atoms such that rotation about the central bond leads to a stereoisomer
    3. not comparablechemistryconsisting of a double bond with substituents which give rise to cis-trans isomerism

Origin

From stereo- + -genic.

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Chicago

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