Louis Pasteur observed the first instance of this phenomenon in tartaric acid.
Rubredoxin was crystallized from a material exhibiting this phenomenon in a form of crystallography named for this phenomenon developed by Zawadzke and Berg. In the Takahashi Taxol synthesis, the final product, baccatin III, exhibits this phenomenon. This phenomenon can be eliminated through interaction with neighboring compounds via the Pfeiffer Effect. Octahedral complexes are hypothesized to undergo this process via the Bailar or Ray-Dutt twists. Using ruthenium catalysts, Ryoji Noyori developed a way to hydrogenate imines and carbonyls (*) without introducing this phenomenon. This process can be prevented by using sulfinamide derivatives, oxazolidones, and other auxiliaries. For substances that undergo this process, the ee drops to 0%. Louis Pasteur observed the first instance of this phenomenon in tartaric acid. Optical resolution separates mixtures exhibiting this phenomenon, yielding compounds that rotate plane polarized light in different directions. For 10 points, name this process which forms an even mixture of enantiomers of a chiral compound.
Rubredoxin was crystallized from a material exhibiting this phenomenon in a form of crystallography named for this phenomenon developed by Zawadzke and Berg.
racemization [accept word forms, like racemic; accept optic inactivity or similar answers before "optical" is read]