Pseudochirality or pseudoasymmetry occurs when chirality is reliant only on other atoms in the molecule that are chiral. Most commonly, a stereocenter with 2 identical substituents differing only in having opposite chirality are bonded to the same stereocenter.
Pseudochirality or pseudoasymmetry occurs when chirality is reliant only on other atoms in the molecule that are chiral. Most commonly, a stereocenter with 2 identical substituents differing only in having opposite chirality are bonded to the same stereocenter.
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