Racemic progesterone: predicted in silico and produced in the solid state.
A computational prediction that mixing the synthetic mirror image of progesterone with its natural form would produce a specific racemic crystal structure was validated.
Lancaster
Robert W
RW
Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UKWC1H 0AJ.
Karamertzanis
Panagiotis G
PG
Hulme
Ashley T
AT
Tocher
Derek A
DA
Covey
Douglas F
DF
Price
Sarah L
SL
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011374:Progesterone / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D011374:Progesterone