diastereoisomerism

Also contains definitions of: diastereoisomers, diastereomers
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@S05983@ other than @E02078@. Diastereoisomers (or diastereomers) are @S05984@ not related as mirror images. Diastereoisomers are characterized by differences in physical properties, and by some differences in chemical behaviour towards @A00069@ as well as @C01057@ reagents.
Sources:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1105 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2205 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'diastereoisomerism' 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.D01679 RIS BibTex EndNote
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