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  2. Absolute configuration - Wikipedia

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    Examples of absolute configuration of some carbohydrates and amino acids according to Fischer projection (D/L system) and Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules (R/S system) The R/S system is an important nomenclature system for denoting enantiomers. This approach labels each chiral center R or S according to a system by which its substituents ...

  3. Enantiomer - Wikipedia

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    There are three common naming conventions for specifying one of the two enantiomers (the absolute configuration) of a given chiral molecule: the R/S system is based on the geometry of the molecule; the (+)- and (−)- system (also written using the obsolete equivalents d- and l-) is based on its optical rotation properties; and the D/L system is based on the molecule's relationship to ...

  4. Enantiopure drug - Wikipedia

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    The S enantiomer causes birth defects, while the R enantiomer is effective against morning sickness. Thalidomide: Thalidomide is racemic. One enantiomer is effective against morning sickness, whereas the other is teratogenic. However, the enantiomers are converted into each other in vivo. [18]

  5. Kinetic resolution - Wikipedia

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    The ideal kinetic resolution is that in which only one enantiomer reacts, i.e. k R >>k S. The selectivity (s) of a kinetic resolution is related to the rate constants of the reaction of the R and S enantiomers, k R and k S respectively, by s=k R /k S, for k R >k S. This selectivity can also be referred to as the relative rates of reaction.

  6. Racemic mixture - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a racemic mixture or racemate (/ r eɪ ˈ s iː m eɪ t, r ə-, ˈ r æ s ɪ m eɪ t / [1]) is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule or salt. Racemic mixtures are rare in nature, but many compounds are produced industrially as racemates.

  7. Chiral Lewis acid - Wikipedia

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    The enantioselectivity of CLAs derives from their ability to perturb the free energy barrier along with the reaction coordinate pathway that leads to either the R- or S- enantiomer. Ground state diastereomers and enantiomers are of equal energy in the ground state, and when reacted with an achiral Lewis acid, their diastereomeric intermediates ...

  8. 1-Aminoindane - Wikipedia

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    It is a racemic mixture of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers. [6] The (R)-enantiomer is -1-aminoindan, which has pharmacological activity and is an active metabolite of the antiparkinsonian agent rasagiline. [2] [4] [5] A number of notable 1-aminoindane derivatives exist. These include the following:

  9. Chiral inversion - Wikipedia

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    Chiral inversion is the process of conversion of one enantiomer of a chiral molecule to its mirror-image version with no other change in the molecule. [1] [2] [3] [4]Chiral inversion happens depending on various factors (viz. biological-, solvent-, light-, temperature- induced, etc.) and the energy barrier energy barrier associated with the stereogenic element present in the chiral molecule. 2 ...