Stereoisomerism other than enantiomerism. Diastereoisomers (or diastereomers) are stereoisomers not related as mirror images. Diastereoisomers are characterized by differences in physical properties, and by some differences in chemical behaviour toward achiral as well as chiral reagents. IUPAC STEREOCHEMICAL TERMINOLOGY (1993).
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(di″ә-ster″e-o″i-som´әr-iz-әm) the relationship between two or more stereoisomers whose molecules are not mirror images of each other; examples are glucose and galactose and cis and transisomers.
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