stereogenic

English

Etymology

stereo- +‎ -genic

Adjective

stereogenic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, physics) describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule
   • 1997, Aldrichimica Acta‎^[1], volume 30, number 4:

     Vinylcyclopropanes with up to three stereogenic centers are readily formed in the reaction between vinylcarbenoids and alkenes.

   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