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stereochemical

stereochemical

8.0
About how atoms sit in three dimensions inside a molecule
  • adjective
  • /ˌstɛrɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : esterequímico
  • She studied stereochemical relationships to predict the behavior of different chemicals.

Examples

  • He wrote, the source of this behavior is stereochemical, the space filling of the neighboring groups.

  • And in connection with this work is where Woodward discovered stereochemical control by orbital symmetry.

  • This information is incorporated as stereochemical restraints (such as the match of bond distances in the model with known ideal values and variances) to supplement the diffraction data in macromolecular refinements at lower resolution.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The stereochemical arrangement of atoms in this compound determines its properties.

  • Understanding the stereochemical configurations of molecules is crucial in drug design.

Synonyms

steric
vsstereochemical
  • Specialized
1 8.9

How the positions of atoms in a molecule change how it reacts

focuses only on the three dimensional positions of atoms

Surface Forms

stereochemical positive

Morphology

stereochemical = stereo + chemical (semi-transparent) = stereo + chemical

The components 'stereo' and 'chemical' are clear, but the specific meaning related to the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms requires specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Stereochemical comes from the Greek root stereos meaning 'solid' or 'three-dimensional' and the familiar word chemical meaning a 'substance'. So, stereochemical describes the three-dimensional, or 'solid', arrangement of atoms in a molecule, which is why shape can change how a drug works.