Deracemization
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deracemization is a noun meaning (chemistry) The conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominates.
Meaning
(chemistry) The conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominates.
Word Forms
- deracemizations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include racemisation, enantiomerization, radioracemization, diastereomerization, stereoconversion, rotamerization.
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