Isolable compounds displaying new fundamental forms of conformational isomerism were last discovered in 1914 (atropisomerism) and 1961 (hindered pyramidal inversion). Now, a new form—referred to as akamptisomerism—has been described through four resolved stereoisomers of a transoid (BF)O(BF)-quinoxalinoporphyrin compound. The stereodescriptors parvo and amplo, necessary for their classification, have also been introduced.
- Peter J. Canfield
- Iain M. Blake
- Maxwell J. Crossley
