Preferred Label : desymmetrization;
IUPAC definition : The modification of an object which results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements,
such as those which preclude chirality (mirror plane, centre of inversion, rotation-reflection
axis), as in the conversion of a prochiral molecular entity into a chiral one.;
Origin ID : D01623;
See also
The modification of an object which results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements,
such as those which preclude chirality (mirror plane, centre of inversion, rotation-reflection
axis), as in the conversion of a prochiral molecular entity into a chiral one.