quasienantiomer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

quasi- +‎ enantiomer

Noun[edit]

quasienantiomer (plural quasienantiomers)

  1. (chemistry) Either of a pair of compounds, one of which is a derivative of the enantiomer of the other (and has very similar chemical and physical properties)

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References[edit]

  • Lian-an Liao et al, "A Reactivity/Affinity Switch for Parallel Kinetic Resolution: α-Amino Acid Quasienantiomers and the Resolution of Cyclopropene Carboxylic Acids" JACS