absolute configuration

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00020
The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a @C01057@ molecular entity (or group) and its stereochemical description e.g. R or S.
See also:
relative configuration
,
α (alpha), β (beta)
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2197 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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