absolute configuration

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noun

Also called: absolute stereochemistry. chem the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a chemical compound about an asymmetric atom See chirality

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On the basis of this, the absolute configuration of the structure was assumed to be correctly assigned and free from inversion twinning.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

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