Terminology for Designating Stereomutation

FIGURE 4.7 Four different cases with pertinent terminology involving changes in isomeric composition generating a 4 1 mixture of products, max = theoretical maximum. The expression enantiomerization of the residue is applicable in all situations. 

NL Benoiton. Sometimes it is neither a racemisation nor an epimerisation but an enantiomerisation. A plea for preciseness in the use of terms describing stereomutations in peptide synthesis. Int J Pept Prot Res 44, 399, 1994. 

JP Moss. Basic terminology of stereochemistry. Pure Applied Chem 68, 2193, 1996. 

R Riniker, R Schwyzer. Steric homogeneity of synthetic valyl5 hypertension-II-aspar-tyl-B-amide. Helv Chim Acta 44, 658, 1961. 

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