Phenomena and Processes

Isomerism

The phenomenon whereby certain chemical compounds have structures that are different although the compounds possess the same elemental composition. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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The phenomenon whereby certain chemical compounds have structures that are different although the compounds possess the same elemental composition. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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  • Isomerisms

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usually NIM

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74(71)

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  • Chemistry, Organic (1966-1970)

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  1. G02.111.570.685w
  2. G02.607.445w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Isomerism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007536
  2. Isomerism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomerism
  3. Isomerism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41088690