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EPIMERISATION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

A change in the optical activity of a freshly prepared solution of a pure compound that occurs because of the formation of diastereoisomers of the original compound having different optical activity ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Variation du pouvoir rotatoire d’une solution résultant d’une épimérisation spontanée ou sous l'influence d’un catalyseur.

OBS

mutarotation : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
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Record 2 2010-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A process in which, in an optically active compound that contains two or more asymmetric centers, only one of these is altered by some reaction to form an epimer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Passage d’un composé au composé épimère.

OBS

épimérisation : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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