chiral molecule

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molecule
noun[C]
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/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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Two mirror images of achiralmoleculeare called enantiomers or optical isomers.
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There are three stereocenters in alpha-tocopherol, so this is achiralmolecule.
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In 1995, he proved that the sum of the rotational strengths of all vibrational transitions from the ground state of achiralmoleculeis zero.
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If achiralmoleculeis dextrorotary, its enantiomer (geometric mirror image) will be levorotary, and vice-versa.
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In asymmetric autocatalysis, the catalyst is achiralmolecule, which means that achiralmoleculeis catalysing its own production.
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In particular, if each methyl group has a different number of substituted atoms (0, 1, 2, and 3), one obtains achiralmolecule.
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It is achiralmoleculegenerally existing as a racemic mixture of right-handed and left-handed enantiomers.
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It is exhibited in the absorption bands of optically active chiral molecules.
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Only chiral molecules (i.e., those that have no internal planes of symmetry) can give rise to such a phase.
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In this thesis he studied the interactions of polarized light with optically active substances containing chiral molecules.
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Simply put, since circularly polarized light itself is chiral, it interacts differently with chiral molecules.
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