Chiral chemicals are molecules that are non-superimposable on their mirror image. Chiral molecules are those molecules that cannot be superimposed on their mirror image. These molecules have a unique three-dimensional structure which cannot be replicated by their mirror image. This is due to the presence of one or more asymmetric carbon atoms within the molecule. These asymmetric carbon atoms are called chiral centers and are responsible for the chiral nature of these molecules. Chiral molecules are important in many areas of chemistry, particularly in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The molecules found in living organisms are all chiral, and so the ability to produce chiral molecules is essential for the production of many drugs, pesticides and other compounds. Many drugs are provided in two forms, one of which is the enantiomer of the other. The drugs in their two forms are often referred to as ‘left-handed’ and ‘right-handed’ molecules, as if they were ...