tartaric acid

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an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder

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For example, racemic amphetamine can be treated with d- tartaric acid to form a diastereoisomeric salt which is fractionally crystallized to yield dextroamphetamine. Source: Internet

In the example shown below, the meso form of tartaric acid forms a diastereomeric pair with both levo and dextro tartaric acids, which form an enantiomeric pair. Source: Internet

The mystery was that tartaric acid derived by chemical synthesis had no such effect, even though its chemical reactions were identical and its elemental composition was the same. Source: Internet

Winemakers can counteract this by adding tartaric acid in a process known as "acidification". Source: Internet

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