conformational analysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01259
The assessment of the relative energies (or thermodynamic stabilities), reactivities, and physical properties of alternative @C01258@ of a molecular entity, usually by the application of qualitative or semi-quantitative rules or by semi-empirical calculations.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2204 [Terms] [Paper]