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What does stereoisomerism mean?

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  1. (chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.
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In this Topic, we will concentrate on stereoisomerism in organic compounds, although this phenomenon also occurs in other compounds such as transition metal complexes.
Structural isomerism is not a form of stereoisomerism, and is dealt with on a separate page.
A second type of stereoisomerism are not mirror images of one another.
Thereby, stereochemistry and stereoisomerism have been discussed on a common basis.

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