1. of, relating to, or being diastereomers; having the same molecular formula and some stereogenic centers in common but differing in the spatial arrangement of other atoms or groups
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• The two compounds are diastereomeric because they differ in configuration at one chiral center.
• Diastereomeric pairs typically have different physical and chemical properties.
• The researcher separated the diastereomeric mixture using chromatography.
• These diastereomeric isomers have distinct melting points and solubilities.
• The synthesis produced a diastereomeric excess of the desired product.