Because the constituent enantiomers of a racemic mixture share absolutely identical boiling and melting points, simple fractional distillation fails to separate them. What is the highly specific chemi

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Because the constituent enantiomers of a racemic mixture share absolutely identical boiling and melting points, simple fractional distillation fails to separate them. What is the highly specific chemical process used to separate a racemic mixture?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: D. Enantiomers possess identical scalar physical properties in achiral environments. The specialized laboratory process of separating a macroscopic racemic mixture into its pure, constituent dextrorotatory and levorotatory enantiomers is officially termed "Resolution". This usually involves reacting the mixture with a chiral reagent to form separable diastereomers.

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