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stereogenic

stereogenic adjective: describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule.

Adjective

stereogenic (not comparable)

  1. describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule
    • Vinylcyclopropanes with up to three stereogenic centers are readily formed in the reaction between vinylcarbenoids and alkenes.1997, Aldrichimica Acta, volume 30, number 4
    1. consisting of a central atom and four distinguishable ligands such that the interchange of any two leads to a stereoisomer
    2. consisting of four non-coplanar atoms such that rotation about the central bond leads to a stereoisomer
    3. consisting of a double bond with substituents which give rise to cis-trans isomerism

Origin of stereogenic

From stereo- + -genic.

Words formed from stereogenic

Questions about stereogenic

What does stereogenic mean?
Stereogenic means describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is stereogenic?
Stereogenic is an adjective.

Words near stereogenic in the dictionary

  1. stereoformula
  2. stereoformulae
  3. stereoformulas
  4. stereofusion
  5. stereogen
  6. stereogenic
  7. stereogenicities
  8. stereogenicity
  9. stereogens
  10. stereogeometric
  11. stereogeometrically

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