A: Draw the mechanism of racemization -NH (+)-thalidomide (effective form) H₂O spontaneous racemization -NH (-)-thalidomide (teratogenic form)

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Chapter5: Stereochemistry At Tetrahedral Centers
Section5.8: Racemic Mixtures And The Resolution Of Enantiomers
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Draw the mechanism for the racemization (interconversion between (+) and (-) enantiomers.. 

A: Draw the mechanism of racemization
-NH
(+)-thalidomide
(effective form)
H₂O
spontaneous
racemization
-NH
off
(-)-thalidomide
(teratogenic form)
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