chiral solvents

Chiral solvents are liquids that contain molecules with a specific "handedness"—meaning they are structured so that they are either left-handed or right-handed, much like how human hands are mirror images. These solvents are used in chemistry to help separate, analyze, or synthesize chiral compounds, which are molecules that also have left- or right-handed forms. Because chiral molecules interact differently with other substances depending on their handedness, using chiral solvents allows scientists to selectively target and work with specific forms, making processes more precise, especially in pharmaceuticals and materials science.