Chiral feature

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002001",
  "term": "Chiral feature",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A structural element of a molecule that is responsible for its chirality, meaning its non-superimposability on its mirror image. Such features include a stereogenic center (an atom with four different substituents), a stereogenic axis, or a stereogenic plane. The presence of a chiral feature is a sufficient condition for a molecule to be chiral, provided it does not also possess an element of reflectional symmetry like a mirror plane.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 353. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 386 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1010)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/chiral-feature/"
}