Carbonyl Chemistry Flashcards

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Define racemate

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A racemate contains equal quantities of each enantiomer of an optically active compound

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Why do chemists use two achiral compounds in a racemic mixture

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It forms a chiral product because when the two molecules react there’s an equal chance of forming each of the enantiomers

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