chirality axis

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An axis about which a set of @L03518@ is held so that it results in a spatial arrangement which is not superposable on its mirror image. For example with an allene abC=C=Ccd the @C01057@ axis is defined by the C=C=C bonds; and with an ortho-substituted biphenyl the atoms C-1, C-1', C-4 and C-4' lie on the @C01057@ axis.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2203 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'chirality axis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01059 RIS BibTex EndNote
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