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Enantiomer

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Organic Chemistry

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Enantiomers are pairs of molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed onto one another, similar to left and right hands. They often have identical physical properties but can exhibit different behaviors in chiral environments, such as interactions with polarized light or biological molecules.

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