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Isomer vs Epimer - What's the difference?

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In chemistry terms the difference between isomer and epimer

is that isomer is any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure while epimer is any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

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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    epimer

    English

    Noun

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

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