diastereoisomer

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊ.ˈaɪ.sə.mə/

Noun

diastereoisomer (plural diastereoisomers)

1. (physical chemistry) A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

Alternative forms

• diastereomer

Translations

Translations

• French: diastéréoisomère (fr) m

See also

• enantiomer
• R-
• S-
• RS-
• cis-
• trans-