Stereochemistry Stereochemistry is a branch of chemistry concerned with the 3-dimensionaLaspects of molecules The different arrangements of atoms resulting from the rotation of the single bonds are called conformations and a specific conformation is called a conformer Conformers interconvert rapidly and a structure is an average of conformers H H 2004 Thomson/Brooks Cole Stereochemistry „ Stereochemistry is a branch of chemistry concerned with the 3-dimensional aspects of molecules „ The different arrangements of atoms resulting from the rotation of the single bonds are called conformations and a specific conformation is called a conformer „ Conformers interconvert rapidly and a structure is an average of conformers