En química orgánica, los isómeros conformacionales o confórmeros son estereoisómeros que se caracterizan por poder interconvertirse (modificar su orientación espacial, convirtiéndose en otro isómero de la misma molécula) a temperatura ambiente, por rotación en torno a enlaces simples. Estas conformaciones se denominan: anti, eclipsada o alternada. Son compuestos que, generalmente, no pueden aislarse físicamente, debido a su facilidad de interconversión. El análisis conformacional es la exploración de todos los confórmeros que se pueden obtener de una molécula dada al realizar torsiones alrededor de enlaces sencillos (grados de libertad conformacionales), observando los cambios en la energía molecular asociados a esas torsiones.

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In chemistry, conformational isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism in which the isomers can be interconverted exclusively by rotations about formally single bonds (refer to figure on single bond rotation). Such isomers are generally referred to as conformational isomers or conformers and, specifically, as rotamers. Rotations about single bonds are restricted by a rotational energy barrier which must be overcome to interconvert one conformer to another. Conformational isomerism arises when the rotation about a single bond is relatively unhindered. That is, the energy barrier must be small enough for the interconversion to occur. Conformational isomers are thus distinct from the other classes of stereoisomers (i. e. configurational isomers) where interconversion necessarily involves breaking and reforming of chemical bonds. For example, L/D- and R/S- configurations of organic molecules have different handedness and optical activities, and can only be interconverted by breaking one or more bonds connected to the chiral atom and reforming a similar bond in a different direction or spatial orientation. The study of the energetics between different rotamers is referred to as conformational analysis. It is useful for understanding the stability of different isomers, for example, by taking into account the spatial orientation and through-space interactions of substituents. In addition, conformational analysis can be used to predict and explain product selectivity, mechanisms, and rates of reactions.

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