Skip to main content
Library homepage
 

Text Color

Text Size

 

Margin Size

 

Font Type

Enable Dyslexic Font
Chemistry LibreTexts

Stereoformula

( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)

A stereoformula is a three-dimensional formula in which the absolute configuration at chiral centers, if any, are unequivocally shown.

eg. 1:

stereoformula1.png

eg. 2:

stereoformula2.png

see also Fischer Projection

Template:HideTOC


This page titled Stereoformula is shared under a All Rights Reserved (used with permission) license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Gamini Gunawardena via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

  • Was this article helpful?

Support Center

How can we help?