Enantiomeric groups

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003863",
  "term": "Enantiomeric groups",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A pair of groups, each chiral, that stand to each other as object and mirror image, such as an (R)-substituted and an (S)-substituted fragment. When both occur in one molecule related by a mirror plane or an inversion center, as in meso-tartaric acid, the molecule as a whole is achiral. Enantiotopic atoms or groups, such as the two methylene hydrogens of ethanol, are a related but distinct idea, because they are identical and not themselves chiral.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chiral"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Blue Book, p. 480 (https://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/enantiomeric-groups/"
}