"Walden inversion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Walden inversions [plural]
Etymology: First observed by chemist Paul Walden in 1896. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Walden inversion (countable and uncountable, plural Walden inversions)
  1. (chemistry) The inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other. Wikipedia link: Walden inversion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry

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