Diastereoisomerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003137",
  "term": "Diastereoisomerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The conversion of a chemical substance into one of its diastereoisomers. This process involves changing the configuration at one or more, but not all, of the stereogenic centers in a molecule that has multiple stereocenters. Epimerization, the change in configuration at only one of several stereocenters, is a specific type of diastereoisomerization.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "diastereoisomerism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2205 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/diastereoisomerization/"
}