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1. IT is known that optically active compounds under different influences undergo racemization. Various theories have been put forward to explain the mechanism of these changes.
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ERLENMEYER, H., SCHENKEL, H. & EPPRECHT, A. Use of Deuterium as an Indicator in Stereochemical Investigations. Nature 138, 547 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138547a0
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