Chiral resolution
Separation of a sample of a chiral compound into its enantiomers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chiral resolution, or enantiomeric resolution,[1] is a process in stereochemistry for the separation of racemic mixture into their enantiomers.[2] It is an important tool in the production of optically active compounds, including drugs.[3] Another term with the same meaning is optical resolution.
The use of chiral resolution to obtain enantiomerically pure compounds has the disadvantage of necessarily discarding at least half of the starting racemic mixture. Asymmetric synthesis of one of the enantiomers is one means of avoiding this waste.