I only remember L and D for chirality. Did dexter I think.  L stands for left I 
think but maybe it is some kind Greek word.

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> On Jul 2, 2022, at 8:21 AM, Chuck Macenski <ch...@macenski.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> While I would like to say I remember this from Chemistry class, I believe my 
> first memory of this is from an episode of Breaking Bad. 
> 
>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 3:27 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:
>> Cis and trans isomers occur both in organic molecules and in inorganic 
>> coordination complexes. Cis and trans descriptors are not used for cases of 
>> conformational isomerism where the two geometric forms easily interconvert, 
>> such as most open-chain single-bonded structures; instead, the terms "syn" 
>> and "anti" are used.
>>  
>> I am a conformational isomer. 
>> You may call my syn or sir.
>> I call my dad’s sister anti. 
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