The vast majority of organic molecules (based on a carbon structure) are not flat, but have a three-dimensional geometry. Various results can be obtained depending on the way the atoms are arranged inside each molecule. In some cases, a molecule and its mirror image may have completely different properties; we are talking about two symmetric molecules that have the same relationship that an object has with its image in a mirror. The vast majority of organic molecules (based on a carbon structure) are not flat, but have a three-dimensional geometry. Various results can be obtained depending on the way the atoms are arranged inside each molecule. In some cases, a molecule and its mirror image may have completely different properties; we are talking about two symmetric molecules that have the same relationship that an object has with its image in a mirror. Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Newly developed methodology breaks molecular symmetry to back one theory about life’s origin
