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Walden inversion

Walden inversion noun: the inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other.

Noun

Walden inversion (countable and uncountable, plural Walden inversions)

  1. The inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other.

Walden inversion meaning in Tamil

Walden inversion in Tamil

உவாலிடனேர்மாறல், வால்டன் சுழிமாற்றம்

Forms of Walden inversion

pluralWalden inversions

Origin of Walden inversion

First observed by chemist Paul Walden in 1896.

Questions about Walden inversion

What does Walden inversion mean?
Walden inversion means the inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other.
What is Walden inversion in Tamil?
Walden inversion in Tamil is உவாலிடனேர்மாறல், வால்டன் சுழிமாற்றம். See Walden inversion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Walden inversion?
Walden inversion is a noun.
What is the plural of Walden inversion?
The plural of Walden inversion is Walden inversions.

Words near Walden inversion in the dictionary

  1. Waldegrave
  2. Waldemar
  3. Walden
  4. Walden cycle
  5. Walden cycles
  6. Walden inversion
  7. Walden inversions
  8. Walden Pond
  9. Walden reductor
  10. Walden Stubbs
  11. Waldenesque

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