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Infelicitous stereochemical nomenclature
Author(s) -
Eliel Ernest L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
chirality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1520-636X
pISSN - 0899-0042
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-636x(1997)9:5/6<428::aid-chir5>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - chemistry , nomenclature , chirality (physics) , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , taxonomy (biology) , chiral symmetry , quantum mechanics , zoology , physics , biology , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Misuse of current stereochemical terms is discussed, including terms that should be avoided altogether and replaced by other, standard ones. The reasons for using the proper terms and avoiding the infelicitous ones are pointed out. Chirality 9:428–430, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.