Stereoisomerism other than
enantiomerism. Diastereoisomers (or diastereomers) are
stereoisomers not related as mirror images. Diastereoisomers are characterized by differences in
physical properties, and by some differences in chemical behaviour towards
achiral as well as
chiral reagents.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2205
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1105
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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,
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