Any hydrocarbon or heterocycle with 4n+2 electrons in a fully conjugated cyclic π system is considered to be an...
Buchler Glossary
Meso compounds
Molecules that exhibit achiral properties despite having stereogenic centers are called meso compounds. Meso forms have a plane of symmetry that divides the structure in half. Apart from this, meso compounds are also superimposable on their mirror images.
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Asymmetric Alkylation
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