Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Diastereo
topic:
Atoms or
groups
that when replaced lead to
diastereomers
.
or
(
R
)-2-bromo
butane
(2
R
,3
S
)-2-bromo-3-chloro
butane
(2
R
,3
R
)-2-bromo-3-chloro
butane
The
methylene
hydrogen atoms of (
R
)-2-bromo
butane
are
diastereo
topic because when each is replaced by a chlorine atom, (2
R
,3
S
)-2-bromo-3-chloro
butane
and (2
R
,3
R
)-2-bromo-3-chloro
butane
(a pair of
diastereomers
) result.
Related terms:
Homotopic
,
enantiotopic
,
diastereoselective
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