stereoisomerism

English

Etymology

stereo- +‎ isomerism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/
• Hyphenation: ste‧re‧o‧i‧som‧er‧is‧m

Noun

stereoisomerism (countable and uncountable, plural stereoisomerisms)

1. (chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.

Synonyms

• optical isomerism

Translations

form or isomerism

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 立體異構／立体异构 (laap⁶ tai² ji⁶ kau³, lap⁶ tai² ji⁶ gau³)

  Mandarin: 立體異構／立体异构 (zh) (lìtǐ yìgòu)

• Czech: stereoizomerie f
• Finnish: stereoisomeria (fi)
• French: stéréoisomérie (fr) f
• Greek: στερεοϊσομέρεια (el) f (stereoïsoméreia)
• Italian: stereoisomeria (it) f
• Portuguese: estereoisomeria f, estereoisomerismo m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: estereoisomería f

See also

• structural isomerism
• geometric isomerism