From the Greek word for “hand”, a compound is said to be chiral if the isomer is not identical to its mirror image.
chiral molecule is one without a plane of symmetry. A chiral molecule is one which cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. A chiral molecule and its mirror image are enantiomers of each other. e.g. CHFClBr.
denoting an object, such as a molecule in a given configuration or conformation. Relating to the structural characteristics of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.
A compound that cannot be superimosed on its mirror image.
( TSH- EAR-AHL ) A CHIRAL, CARBON ATOM, IS A CARBON ATOM, THAT LINKS, TWO 90° PERPENDICULAR, ARENE RINGS, OR LINKS, A CENTRAL, ALDEHYDE RING, WITH KETO-ESTER BRANCHES, OR METHYLS. THE CHIRAL CARBON ATOM, ALWAYS BONDS, TO 4 OTHER ATOMS.
Possessing 'handedness'; that is, existing in right- and left-handed forms. Chiral molecules are not superimposable on their mirror images
An object whose mirror image is not the same as itself. Compounds with four different substituents on a carbon atom are chiral.
Having the property of chirality. As applied to a molecule the term has been used differently by different workers. Some apply it exclusively to the whole molecule, whereas others apply it to parts of a molecule. [IUPAC Compendium] [Go to source
chirality. Having nonsuperimposable mirror images. For example, a shoe or a glove is chiral.
Means " handedness" - A chiral or asymmetric molecule is one which can be distinguished from its mirror image. An example includes lactic acid.
An atom, usually a carbon atom, which has four different substituents off it.
Asymmetric molecules that are mirror images of each other and are characterized by optical activity. Synonym: enantiomer.
Relating to a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.
Refers to an object which is not identical with its mirror image ( eg right and left hands).
material with either a left or right handed helical arrangement.
an object (e.g. a molecule) having a non-superimposable mirror image; a common analogy uses hands: left hands are non-superimposable on (their mirror image) right hands.
a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image. A carbon with four different substituents is called a chiral atom or center of chirality.
Having handedness. Chiral molecules are those that have a plane of symmetry and are therefore not superimposable on their mirror image. A chiral molecule thus exists in two forms—one right-handed and one left-handed. The most common cause of chirality in a molecule is the presence of a carbon atom that is bonded to four different substituents. Pictured below are two chiral molecules with a mirror plane between them (image taken from Stereochemistry).
Having different left-handed and right-handed forms; not mirror symmetric; opposite of reflexible. The cube is not chiral; the snub cube is chiral as these two versions of the snub cube illustrate.