What does "atropisomer" mean?

Any conformer that can be isolated as a separate chemical compound and that arises from restricted rotation about a single bond, as in biaryl atropisomers. Synonym: atropoisomer.

Atropisomer

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Any conformer that can be isolated as a separate chemical compound and that arises from restricted rotation about a single bond, as in biaryl atropisomers. Synonym: atropoisomer. physical

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rotational barrier single bond

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