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Anomer vs Isomer - What's the difference?

anomer | isomer |

As nouns the difference between anomer and isomer

is that anomer is any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose while isomer is any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.

anomer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.

    • Derived terms

    * anomeric

    See also

    * ("anomer" on Wikipedia)

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    isomer

    English

    (wikipedia isomer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
  • (physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

    • Synonyms

    * nuclear isomer

    Related terms

    * isomerism * structural isomer * positional isomer * geometric isomer * nuclear isomer * optical isomer * stereoisomer

    See also

    * isotope

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