Due to the ease of sample preparation and time to final results, vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) has emerged as a powerful new tool for the a priori determination of the absolute configuration of chiral molecules.

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Ethanolamine: viscous compound which is commonly found in biological tissues, but also has numerous industrial applications.

Antimony trisulfide : produces white glittery stars in fireworks.

Benzocaine: a topical anesthetic and common ingredient in sunburn remedies and first aid creams.

Carvone: both enantiomers have typically different "smelling" characteristics.

Citronellal: gives citronella candles their distinctive lemony odor.

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Atenolol: A beta-blocker drug used for treating high blood pressure and angina.

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Rimonabant hydrochloride: the first of a new class of selective CB1 receptor antagonists, is envisioned as an eventual cornerstone in the management of patients with cardiovascular risk factors

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The 7th IUPAC International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry (ICHAC-7)
August 20-25, 2004; China

XVIIIth International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (ISMC)
August 15-19, 2004; Denmark

11th Symposium on the Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis
August 11-14, 2004; Canada

15th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-15)
August 01-06, 2004; Japan

ChemBank is a freely available collection of data about small molecules and resources for studying their properties, especially their effects on biology. A structure database of over 900,000 reference structures with full search capabilities is recently added.

Covers the modern practical methods of enantiomer separation.

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