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The expression “conformation” is always used with respect to a single bond; such conformations may also be called microconformations. There are a great many microconformations of this kind in a macromolecule, such that the macromolecule adopts an overall macroconformation. The macroconformation determines the shape of the molecule.
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Sections 4.1–4.3. Conformation
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Elias, HG. (1984). Conformation. In: Macromolecules · 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7367-8_4
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