https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01258
The spatial arrangement of the atoms affording distinction between @S05984@ which can be interconverted by rotations about formally single bonds. Some authorities extend the term to include @I03146@ at trigonal pyramidal centres and other @P04755@.
See also:
conformer
, bisecting conformation
, chair, boat, twist
, crown conformation
, envelope conformation
, half-chair
, staggered conformation
, tub conformation