desymmetrization step

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01624
The removal of the smallest possible number of symmetry elements from a molecule with or without the restriction to pointwise substitution.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2205 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)