A prefix used to indicate that a molecule with two (or more)
chiral elements is present as a mixture of the two
racemic diastereoisomers in unspecified proportions. For example, the dipeptide formed from
l-alanine and
dl-leucine is
l-alanyl-
ambo-leucine.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2198
See also:
PAC, 1984, 56, 595
(Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides (Recommendations 1983))
on page 595
PAC, 1982, 54, 1507
(Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds)
on page 1507
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
