Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
ORTEP:
An abbreviation of Oak Ridge Thermal Ellipsoid Plot. A representation of
molecular structure
as determined by
x-ray diffraction
.
ORTEP plot
Molecular structure
Related terms:
X-ray crystallography
,
diffractometer
,
crystal
,
constructive interference
,
destructive interference
,
diffraction pattern
,
reflection
,
electron density map
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