quasienantiomer

English

Etymology

quasi- +‎ enantiomer

Noun

quasienantiomer (plural quasienantiomers)

1. (chemistry) Either of a pair of compounds, one of which is a derivative of the enantiomer of the other (and has very similar chemical and physical properties)

Related terms

• quasiracemate

References

• Lian-an Liao et al, "A Reactivity/Affinity Switch for Parallel Kinetic Resolution: α-Amino Acid Quasienantiomers and the Resolution of Cyclopropene Carboxylic Acids" JACS