conformation

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The spatial arrangement of the atoms affording distinction between @[email protected] which can be interconverted by rotations about formally single bonds. Some authorities extend the term to include @[email protected] at trigonal pyramidal centres and other @[email protected]
See also:
conformer
,
bisecting conformation
,
chair, boat, twist
,
crown conformation
,
envelope conformation
,
half-chair
,
staggered conformation
,
tub conformation
Sources:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1099 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2204 [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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