asymmetric carbon atom

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00479
The traditional name (van 't Hoff) for a carbon atom that is attached to four different entities (atoms or groups), e.g. Cabcd.
See also:
chirality centre
Sources:
Blue Book, p. 480 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2200 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'asymmetric carbon atom' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00479 RIS BibTex EndNote
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