Enantiomerism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003868",
  "term": "Enantiomerism",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The relationship between a pair of stereoisomers that are non-superposable mirror images of each other. These two molecules, called enantiomers, have identical physical properties except for their interaction with plane-polarized light and other chiral substances. For a molecule to exhibit enantiomerism, it must be chiral, meaning it lacks an internal plane of symmetry or a center of inversion.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "enantiomer",
    "isomerism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2207 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/enantiomerism/"
}