quasi-enantiomers

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Constitutionally different yet closely related chemical species MX and MY having the opposite chirality sense of the large common chiral moiety M. For example (R)-2-bromobutane is a quasi-enantiomer of (S)-2-chlorobutane.
See also: quasi-racemic compound
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2215 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'quasi-enantiomers' 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.Q04997 RIS BibTex EndNote
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