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Terms for the Quantitation of a Mixture of Stereoisomers

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Differentiation of Enantiomers I

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Various terms for the quantitation of a mixture of enantiomers and diastereomers are discussed.

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Schurig, V. (2013). Terms for the Quantitation of a Mixture of Stereoisomers. In: Schurig, V. (eds) Differentiation of Enantiomers I. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 340. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2013_454

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