anomers or epimers?

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  1. ledleyking123's Avatar
    1 25-10-2008  17:21
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    anomers or epimers?
    Does anyone know the difference between the two. I realise that an epimer is the change of configuration at ONE carbon atom but how does an anomer differ in this?
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    2 25-10-2008  17:50
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    Re: anomers or epimers?
    an anomer is a stereo isomer (special kind of epimer)
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