On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:05:46 +0100 Andrew Dalke <da...@dalkescientific.com> wrote:
> Hi! > > Could someone explain to this non-chemist what the chirality means > in the following? > > CN[S@@](=O)C1=CC=CC=C1 > > It comes from PubChem id 12194260 at > https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12194260 . > > Isn't this a symmetric structure, which can't have an orientation at > that point? Even if it can have a chirality, which sort of chirality > is it? Sulfoxides are chiral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfoxide I suspect the degree comes from the fact that the sulfur binds three atoms and the lone pair is not counted. Cheers, Hannes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Rdkit-discuss mailing list Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss
