optical purity

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04310
The ratio of the observed @O04312@ of a sample consisting of a mixture of enantiomers to the @O04312@ of one pure @E02069@.
See:
enantiomeric excess
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2212 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'optical purity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04310 RIS BibTex EndNote
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