Stereochemical Terms

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Enantiomers: Non-superimposable mirror images showing equal and opposite optical rotations.

Diastereomers: Stereoisomers that are not mirror images and have different physical properties.

Meso Compound: Achiral molecule possessing stereocenters due to an internal plane or center of symmetry, rendering it optically inactive through internal compensation.

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