desymmetrization

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The modification of an object which results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements, such as those which preclude @C01058@ (mirror plane, centre of @I03146@, rotation-reflection axis), as in the conversion of a @P04859@ molecular entity into a @C01057@ one.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2205 [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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