FAQ About Louis Pasteur
What is molecular asymmetry and what did Pasteur discover about it?
Molecular asymmetry refers to molecules that cannot be superimposed on their mirror images. Louis Pasteur was the first to recognize the importance of asymmetry in organic compounds. In 1848, he showed that tartaric acid crystals could exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, highlighting the concept of chirality in chemistry.
