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absolute configuration

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absolute configuration [′ab·sə‚lüt kən‚fig·yə′rā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
The three-dimensional arrangement of substituents around a chiral center in a molecule. Also known as absolute stereochemistry.


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VCD is used to determine the absolute configuration of chiral molecules.
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