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Epimer vs Epimerizable - What's the difference?

epimer | epimerizable |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between epimer and epimerizable

is that epimer is (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres while epimerizable is (chemistry) capable of being converted into an epimer.

As a noun epimer

is (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

As an adjective epimerizable is

(chemistry) capable of being converted into an epimer.

epimer

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres

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    epimerizable

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) capable of being converted into an epimer

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    * epimerization

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