Enantiomerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003869",
  "term": "Enantiomerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The interconversion of one enantiomer of a chiral chemical compound into the other. This process results in the formation of the opposite enantiomer, and if it proceeds to completion, it leads to a racemic mixture. The rate of enantiomerization is measured by the rate constant for the interconversion, and the process is a specific type of racemization.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "enantiomer",
    "racemization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2207 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/enantiomerization/"
}