Preferred Label : prochirality centre;
IUPAC definition : An atom of a molecule which becomes a chirality centre by replacing one of the two
stereoheterotopic ligands attached to it by a different ligand, e.g. C-1 of ethanol;
C-3 of butan-2-ol.;
Origin ID : P04860;
See also
An atom of a molecule which becomes a chirality centre by replacing one of the two
stereoheterotopic ligands attached to it by a different ligand, e.g. C-1 of ethanol;
C-3 of butan-2-ol.
