Net Optical activity
When one of the enantiomers is in excess, the mixture is optically active; when there are equal amounts of each enantiomer the mixture is optically inactive
Racemic mixtures and drugs
The structure of ibuprofen showing the chiral carbon that is responsible for the racemic mixture produced in the synthesis of the drug
One enantiomer of thalidomide was a very effect treatment for morning sickness, skin cancers and leprosy, but the other enantiomer caused horrific birth defects
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