Different properties of mirror-image molecules (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Different properties of mirror-image molecules

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Mirror-image forms of a molecule look similar but have different properties. For example, one form of limonene has a lemon flavor, while the mirror-image form has an orange flavor.

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Johan Jarnestad/ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, retrieved from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2021/press-release/

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