Optical yield

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008281",
  "term": "Optical yield",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of how faithfully chirality is transferred in a reaction: the optical purity of the product divided by the optical purity of the chiral precursor, reagent or catalyst that induced it, quoted as a percentage. It differs from enantiomeric excess and has no relation to the chemical yield, which counts how much product forms.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "catalyst",
    "chemical reaction",
    "chemical yield",
    "chiral",
    "enantiomeric excess",
    "optical purity",
    "stereoselectivity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1146 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2212 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/optical-yield/"
}