ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 5 5.9A Racemic forms OH Ch Cho CCh2 + h-h CH3CH2CHCH3(±) 2-butanone (±)-2- butanone (achiral achira Chiral molecules molecules) molecules but 50: 50 mixture()and(s)i Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 5 5.9A Racemic Forms CH3CH2CCH3 O + H H CH3CH2CHCH3 OH Ni (±) 2-butanone (±)-2-butanone (achiral molecules) (achiral molecules) [chiral molecules but 50:50 mixture (R) and (S)]