atropisomers

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A subclass of @C01262@ which can be isolated as separate @CT01038@ and which arise from @R05349@ about a single bond, e.g. ortho-substituted biphenyl, 1,1,2,2-tetra-tert-butylethane.
See:
rotational barrier
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2200 [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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