CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY
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enantiomer → enantiomer
Enantiomers are a chiral molecule and its non-superposable mirror image. The two forms rotate the plane of polarised light by equal amounts in the opposite directions. Also called optical isomers.
diastereoisomer → dijastereoizomer
Diastereoisomers (diastereomers) are stereoisomers of a compound having two or more chiral centers that are not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound. For example, in the structure below, 1 and 2 are enantiomers and so are 3 and 4; 1 and 3 are diastereoisomers, as are 2 and 4. Unlike enantiomers, diastereoisomers need not have closely similar physical and chemical properties
racemic mixture → racematna smjesa
Racemic mixture is a mixture of dextrorotatory and levorotatory optically active isomers in equal amounts. Because the two enantiomers rotate plane-polarised light in opposite directions, a racemic mixture does not rotate plane-polarised light. These mixtures are prefixed by ± or dl-.
racemisation → racemizacija
Racemisation is a conversion, by heat or by chemical reaction, of an optically active compound into an optically inactive form which half of the optically active substance becomes its miror image (enantiomer).
resolution → rezolucija
Resolution is a process by which a racemic mixture is separated into its two pure enantiomers.
stereoisomer → stereoizomer
Stereoisomers are compounds that have identical chemical constitution, but differ as regards the arrangement of the atoms or groups in space. Stereoisomers fall into two broad classes: optical isomers (enantiomers) and geometric isomers (cis-trans).
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Generalic, Eni. "Enantiomer." Croatian-English Chemistry Dictionary & Glossary. 29 June 2022. KTF-Split. {Date of access}. <https://glossary.periodni.com>.
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