the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a chemical compound about an asymmetric atom
Also called: absolute stereochemistry. chirality
Examples of 'absolute configuration' in a sentence
absolute configuration
Its absolute configuration was confirmed.
Jianyun Sun, Yanhui Dou, Haixin Ding, Ruchun Yang, Qi Sun, Qiang Xiao 2012, 'First Total Synthesis of a Naturally Occurring Iodinated 5′-Deoxyxylofuranosyl MarineNucleoside', Marine Drugshttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/4/881/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both forms have the same absolute configuration.
Jerrell G. Gibson, Jung Young Cho, Frank R. Fronczek, Steven F. Watkins 2012, 'Monoclinic polymorph of 2,5-dideoxy-2,5-epithio-1,3:4,6-bis-O-[(R)-phenylmethylene]-l-iditolCAS:151061-72-2.', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812034514. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absolute configuration was established from anomalous dispersion effects.
Ahmed Benharref, Najia Ourhriss, Lahcen El Ammari, Mohamed Saadi, Moha Berraho 2013, '(1S,3S,8R,9S,11R)-10,10-Dichloro-3,7,7,11-tetramethyltetracyclo[6.5.0.01,3.09,11]tridecane',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536813013457. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absolute configuration was known from the starting materials.
Lars Male Hartviksen, Carl Henrik Görbitz 2008, 'Cyclo(l-tyrosyl-l-tryptophanyl) dimethylformamide solvate', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808000640. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Absolute configuration of the catechin was determinate by circular dichroism.
Mariane Cruz Costa Ayres, Mariana H. Chaves, Daniel Rinaldo, Wagner Vilegas, GerardoMagela Vieira Júnior 2009, 'Constituintes químicos e atividade antioxidante de extratos das folhas de Terminaliafagifolia Mart. et Zucc Chemical constituents and antioxidant activity from leavesextracts of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. et Zucc', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422009000600028. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absolute configuration for the molecule has been determined.
Xing-Liang Zheng, Ning-Fei Jiang, Hong-Sheng Gao, Dan Luo, Ai-Shun Ding 2011, '(7R,8S,9S,12S)-1-(4-Chlorobenzyloxy)-13,14-didehydro-12-hydroxy-2,13-dimethoxy-N-methylmorphinane',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053681103443X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absolute configuration was assigned from the synthesis.
Viktor Vrábel, Ľubomír Švorc, Peter Šafář, Július Sivý, Žúžiová Jozefína 2012, '(8aR,9R)-9-Hydroxy-7,8,8a,9-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-f]indolizin-6(4H)-one', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812040378. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)