Definition of Diastereoisomer

1. Noun. (chemistry) A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer can not normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another. ¹

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Definition of Diastereoisomer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diastereoisomer

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diastatic
diastatic skull fracture
diastem
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diastereoselection

Literary usage of Diastereoisomer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The — 1690-cps signal is conclusively identified with diastereoisomer 5, resulting in the assignment of the 4-H feature at —1651 cps in the total mixture to ..."

2. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"... that in the thermal cyclization of a key intermediate, the formation of the expected product was accompanied by the appearance of its diastereoisomer. ..."

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