The First Appearance Of Thalidomide

Some Effects Of Thalidomide

Isomerism, Optical Isomerism And Thalidomide

The Re-Emergence Of Thalidomide

For a long time the name Thalidomide has been associated with one of the most horrific medical accidents in history. Despite this the drug may be set for a come back treating a whole new catalogue of conditions.

This page aims to take a sensitive look at this extraordinary substance which has affected so many lives in so many ways. Looking forward we see the events which have lead to the possibility of it's reintroduction.

Thalidomide is a molecule that exists as two optical isomers and so I will discuss the Chemistry of optical isomers with reference to Thalidomide in one part of this site.

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Page created April 2000. Last Updated April 2000
Created By Alex Lingham Undergraduate at Bristol University School of Chemistry.
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