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Which outcome reduces the stability of a chiral drug?

A)Racemization by keto-enol tautomerization
B)Enhanced London dispersion forces
C)Increased steric hindrance within crystal
D)Reduced intermolecular hydrogen bonding

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Racemization lowers stability because it converts a single enantiomer to a mixture via keto-enol tautomerization in suitable molecular environments. Therefore, the drug becomes a mix of isomers, rather than retaining a single, active form by stronger bonding influences.

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