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Why is a racemic mixture formed |
-Attack on either side of planar carbonyl group -so equal probability of forming either enantiomer |
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How could you distinguish between two enantiomers? |
-(Plane) polarized light -Rotated in opposite directions (equally) |
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What is chiral carbon? |
A carbon atom that has four different groups attached to it. |
