Racemic mixture

In chemistry, a racemic mixture or racemate (/rˈsmt, rə-, ˈræsɪmt/),[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.

  1. ^ "racemate". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 8 July 2018.