The process of converting one enantiomer of an optically active compound into racemic mixture is called as:
A
resolution
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B
inversion
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C
epimerisation
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D
racemisation
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Solution
The correct option is B racemisation The process of converting one enantiomer of an optically active compound into racemic mixture is called racemisation.
Thus when we start from d-glyceraldehyde and obtain d,l-glyceraldehyde, it is called racemisation.
Similarly, when we start from l-glyceraldehyde and obtain d,l-glyceraldehyde, it is called racemisation.
When a racemic mixture is separated into individual enantiomers, we call it as resolution.
If a pure stereoisomer is converted into its enantiomer, we call it as inversion.
Epimerisation is a process of obtaining an epimer by converting an asymmetric center in compound containing several asymmetric centers.