Racemic mixture

In chemistry, a racemic mixture or racemate (/reɪˈsiːmeɪt, rə-, ˈræsɪmeɪt/[1]) is a mixture that has equal amounts (50:50) 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. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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