Term: ent
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02129

Definition:
A prefix used to indicate the enantiomer for natural products and related molecules where the trivial name only refers to one enantiomer, e.g. ent-kaurene is the enantiomer of kaurene.

Related Terms:
1) enantiomer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02069).
2) trivial name (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06516).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2208 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: '<i>ent</i>' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02129

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