Asymmetric

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000855",
  "term": "Asymmetric",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Describing a molecule or object that lacks any element of symmetry, meaning it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. Such molecules are chiral and exist as enantiomers. The presence of an asymmetric carbon atom is a common, though not exclusive, cause of molecular asymmetry.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "asymmetric carbon atom",
    "asymmetric induction",
    "asymmetric synthesis",
    "chiral",
    "point group"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Blue Book, p. 480 (https://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2199 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/asymmetric/"
}