DIASTEREOISOMER
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Diastereoisomer.
Diastereoisomer - as a noun
A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.
Example Sentences
"In organic chemistry, diastereoisomers are molecules that are not mirror images of each other."
"The two compounds are diastereoisomers because they differ in their spatial arrangement around one carbon atom."
"The diastereoisomer of this molecule is optically active, meaning it can rotate plane-polarized light."
"The two diastereoisomers can be separated using chromatographic techniques."
"The presence of multiple chiral centers in a molecule can give rise to several diastereoisomers."
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