Talk:Diastereomer

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The following explanation given in the article is wrong: "In simple terms two stereoisomers are said to be diastereoisomers of each other if only one stereogenic centre differs between the two stereoisomers. It's a definition of an epimer.

References:

- Garrett, Grisham "Biochemistry" ("Pairs of isomers that have opposite configurations at one or more of the chiral centers but are not mirror images of each other are called diastereoisomers", 2nd ed., 1999, p. 213)

- McMurray "Organic Chemistry"

  • The distinction is exactly one for an epimer and one or more stereocenters for the Diastereomer, I have added your reference and definition V8rik 20:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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