Racemic crystallography

Racemic crystallography is a technique used in the study of substances that exist as racemic mixtures, which are composed of equal amounts of two enantiomers (mirror-image isomers) of a chiral compound. These enantiomers often have identical physical properties in a symmetrical environment, making it challenging to distinguish between them using traditional methods. In racemic crystallography, researchers focus on the crystallization of these mixtures to study their solid-state properties and structural features.