/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11294192
>>11294581

>Acetone tek in thread

Not anymore. Why was the tek post deleted? We can discuss chemistry and precursors, but not literally the methods themselves?So...generic discussion is fine, but no recipe posting?

Chemistry nomenclature question and proposal:

Is there already a pronounceable prefix for racemic isomers? Take for example Ketamine. The R-(-) enantiomer is referred to as Arketamine, derived from the Latin word "rectus" meaning "right" (I get that it means "right" in the sense of correct or virtuous, but this context is obvious).The S-(+) enantiomer is referred to as Esketamine, derived from the Latin word "sinister" meaning "left". You could just refer to it as R/S, S/R, +/-, racemic, or racemate but if you wanted a distinguishable articulated prefix that can be spoken clearly what would you use?

Now for the proposal: why not æ or Æ? It is derived from the Latin word "aequalis" meaning "equal". It is sort of in the word rAcEmic. So, I would refer to the racemic as æketamine or Æketamine. Is this redundant?