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atropisomer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any conformer that can be isolated as a separate chemical compound and that arises from restricted rotation about a single bond, as in biaryl atropisomers. Synonym: atropoisomer.

Word forms

atropisomer atropisomers

Related words

rotational barrier

Derived words

atrop- atropisomeric atropisomerism

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