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ASYMMETRIC ATOM [1 record]

Record 1 1996-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

An atom that is tetrahedrally bonded to four different atoms or groups, none of the groups being the mirror image of any of the others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Un atome lié tétraédriquement à quatre atomes ou groupes d'atomes différents où aucun n'est énantiomère d'un autre.

OBS

Un des groupes peut être une paire d'électrons non liés, tel que dans les sulfoxydes.

Spanish

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