Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Meso (meso compound):
An
achiral
substance that also has two or more
stereocenters
.
(2
R
,3
S
)-
Tartaric acid
is a meso compound.
Verify with a
model
.
Related terms:
Stereoisomer
,
enantiomer
,
diastereomer
,
epimer
,
chiral
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