 Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules (source code)

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= Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules
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The <Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules> rank substituent paths to assign stereochemical descriptors. Compare the next shell only after a tie; multiple bonds and aromatic paths require the prescribed duplicate-atom treatment. Spatial orientation and priority ranking are separate steps.

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