Wosldwide sales of chiral drugs 1500 1330 O!l! 1200 1480 934 目 900 812 706 614 600 5 350 300 0 19931994199519961997199819992000 Chem.Eng.News,2001,Vol.79,No.40,pp79 6,000 5,000 4,000 3.000 2,000 1000 0 2009 2010 2011 2016 ☐Chiral synthesis □Chiral analysis ☐Chiral resolution Source:BCC Research Chem. & Eng. News, 2001, Vol. 79, No. 40, pp79 350 452 614 812 1330 706 934 1180 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 100 million $ Worldwide sales of chiral drugs