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What is enantioselective synthesis?
What is enantioselective synthesis?
- A chemical reaction that forms achiral molecules
- A chemical reaction that does not involve chirality
- A chemical reaction that produces equal amounts of enantiomeric and diastereomeric products
- A chemical reaction that favors the formation of a specific enantiomer or diastereomer (correct)
What is the IUPAC definition of enantioselective synthesis?
What is the IUPAC definition of enantioselective synthesis?
- A chemical reaction that does not involve chirality
- A chemical reaction that forms achiral products
- A chemical reaction in which one or more new elements of chirality are formed in a substrate molecule (correct)
- A chemical reaction that produces only one enantiomer
Why is enantioselective synthesis important in pharmaceuticals?
Why is enantioselective synthesis important in pharmaceuticals?
- It reduces the cost of synthesis
- It only produces racemic mixtures
- Different enantiomers or diastereomers of a molecule often have different biological activity (correct)
- It has no relevance in pharmaceuticals
What are enantiomers?
What are enantiomers?
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What are diastereomers?
What are diastereomers?
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