adjective
- of, relating to, or being diastereomers; having the same molecular formula and some stereogenic centers in common but differing in the spatial arrangement of other atoms or groups
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The two compounds are diastereomeric because they differ in configuration at one chiral center.
- Diastereomeric pairs typically have different physical and chemical properties.
- The researcher separated the diastereomeric mixture using chromatography.
- These diastereomeric isomers have distinct melting points and solubilities.
- The synthesis produced a diastereomeric excess of the desired product.