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What is Chiral pool?

Definition 28.11 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 28 — Asymmetric Synthesis

The chiral pool is the set of cheap, enantiopure natural compounds (amino acids, sugars, terpenes, hydroxy acids) used as starting materials, their stereocentres carried into the target.

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