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5.8 Racemic Mixtures and the Resolution of Enantiomers

To end this discussion of stereoisomerism, let’s return for a last look at Pasteur’s pioneering work, described in Section 5.4. Pasteur took an optically inactive tartaric acid salt and found that he

1. To end this discussion of stereoisomerism, let’s return for

To end this discussion of stereoisomerism, let’s return for

2. To understand how this method of resolution works, let’s see

To understand how this method of resolution works, let’s see

3. Part 3

Part 3

4. Worked Example 5.6: Predicting the Chirality of a Reaction Product

Worked Example 5.6: Predicting the Chirality of a Reaction Product

5. Problem 5-19 Suppose that acetic acid (CH_{\text{3}}CO_{\tex

Problem 5-19 Suppose that acetic acid (CH_{\text{3}}CO_{\tex

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